Recorded 1922–1938 Boys' name Peak 1938 14 births

Semmie — boys' name

14 babies named Semmie in U.S. Social Security records since 1922, with the highest year being 1938. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s61930s8

The verdict

14 boys have been named Semmie since 1922, peaking in the 1930s, last recorded in 1938.

14
total births
1922–1938
years on record
1930s
peak decade
57%
born in that decade
1930s
Peak decade

57% of everyone ever named Semmie was born in this single decade.

1938
Single peak year

8 babies were named Semmie in 1938 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semmie

The Social Security Administration has registered 14 babies named Semmie between 1922 and 1938, spanning 17 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Semmie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1938. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semmie performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 8 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Semmie shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semmie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 14 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Semmie at a glance

Last recorded 1938

Total births

14

Since 1922

17 years of records

Peak year

1938

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1930s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1938

Active since

1922

Recorded for 17 years

Last year on file: 1938

Semmie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1922

Last recorded 1938
Peak year (1938)
8
Annual births at peak — across 17 years of records
5.566.577.588.5 19381922 6

Semmie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1930s
Peak decade
1930s
8 births that decade — 57% of Semmie's all-time total
1920s61930s8

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semmie?
14 babies have been named Semmie since 1922. It was last recorded in 1938. The peak year was 1938 with 8 births.
When was Semmie most popular?
Semmie was most popular in the 1930s decade with 8 total births. The single peak year was 1938.
How long has the name Semmie been used?
Semmie has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 17 years of data through 1938.
What names are similar to Semmie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Semaj, Semir, Semisi, Sem, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1922–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.