Recorded 2007–2013 Girls' name Peak 2011 17 births

Semyah — girls' name

17 babies named Semyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

17 girls have been named Semyah since 2007, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2013.

17
total births
2007–2013
years on record
2010s
peak decade
71%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Semyah was born in this single decade.

2011
Single peak year

6 babies were named Semyah in 2011 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Semyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Semyah between 2007 and 2013, spanning 7 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Semyah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2013. The name reached its historical peak in 2011, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Semyah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Semyah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Semyah 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 17 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.

Semyah at a glance

Last recorded 2013

Total births

17

Since 2007

7 years of records

Peak year

2011

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2013

Active since

2007

Recorded for 7 years

Last year on file: 2013

Semyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2013–2007

Last recorded 2013
Peak year (2011)
6
Annual births at peak — across 7 years of records
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Semyah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
12 births that decade — 71% of Semyah's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Semyah?
17 babies have been named Semyah since 2007. It was last recorded in 2013. The peak year was 2011 with 6 births.
When was Semyah most popular?
Semyah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Semyah been used?
Semyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 7 years of data through 2013.
What names are similar to Semyah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Semaj, Semira, Semone, Sema, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 2007–2013 (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.