Unisex name · since 1922

Semon

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

#32,947 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1922
1920s
peak decade

Semon is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1922.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semon has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. 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 1926.

  • #32,947 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 12 born since 1922
  • 1920s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semon ranks #32,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1922, peaking in the 1920s.

#32,947 of 45,481
all-time among boys
12
born since 1922
1920s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Semon's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Semon's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Semon splits its recorded history at 1926: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1926 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1922 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Semon popularity over time - boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1926

Last recorded 1926
Peak year (1922)
7
Annual births at peak, across 5 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 19221926 5

Semon popularity over time - girls

5 total births recorded since 1981 (Semon as girls' name)

Unisex variant - 5 births
5 1981 5

Semon by decade

1920s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).

1920s was Semon's strongest decade.

12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.

Semon births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1920s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semon? ▼
Semon has been given to 12 babies in the U.S. since 1922, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #32,947 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 1926. 7 babies were born in 1922, its single highest year.
Where does Semon sit in the SSA name archive? ▼
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Semon ranks #32,947 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Semon most popular? ▼
Semon was most popular in the 1920s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1922.
Is Semon a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Semon is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 12 births, and as a girl's name it has 5 births.
How long has the name Semon been used? ▼
Semon has been recorded in Social Security data since 1922, spanning 5 years of data through 1926.
What names are similar to Semon? ▼
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.

Keep exploring Semon

Nearby Names Like Semon

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Semon

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#7361 216 births
Sem Boy
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Semaje Boy
#6995 142 births

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Semon: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1922–1926 (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 Semon 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.