Boys' name · since 1922
Semmie
Semmie has 14 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1938 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #31,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
14 boys have been named Semmie since 1922, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semmie has been recorded 14 times among boys since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1938.
- #31,945 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 14 born since 1922
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semmie ranks #31,945 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 14 born since 1922, peaking in the 1930s.
- #31,945 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 14
- born since 1922
- 1930s
- peak decade
Semmie's 14 recorded births place it above 29.67% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Semmie's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Semmie's SSA record in two at 1938 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1922, with only 6 births recorded -- set against the 1938 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Semmie popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1938
- Peak year (1938)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Semmie by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (8 births, 57% of the file).
1930s was Semmie's strongest decade.
8 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Semmie births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
6 births
- 1930s
1930s
8 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 8 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Semmie: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1922–1938 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Semmie draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.