Semaj

#1,027 in 2025UnisexBoys' nameGirls' name

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

Semaj has been given to 9,459 babies in the U.S. since 1971. In 2025 it ranked #1,027 of 13,926 boys’ names in use. Its peak year was 2011, with 374 recorded. It's used for both sexes: 78% boys, 22% girls all-time.

Babies named Semaj, 2025

1 in 15,300

Semaj over time, 1880–2025

BoysGirls

Based on births in the U.S. Babies given the name each year. Hover the chart — or focus it and use the arrow keys — for any year. Gaps mean the name was given fewer than 5 times that year; these counts are unpublished.

Girls or boys — Semaj over time

In 2025, Semaj went to 8% girls and 92% boys.

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A sex is only published in years it reached five applications, so a stretch at 0% or 100% means the other side stayed under that floor — not that it was never used.

Semaj: meaning, origin, and history

Modern coinage; no established literal translation

coinages

What Semaj means

Semaj is a modern given name.

Origin, language, and formation

Semaj is used in English. Its origins include coinages.

Semaj is a modern formation.

American usage and historical context

In the United States, 7,421 boys were recorded with the name Semaj between 1971 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 374 in 2011; its best national rank was #627 in 2011.

Over 5 years its rank rose, from #1,152 in 2020 to #1,027 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #1,015 in 2015 to #1,027 in 2025.

In the United States, 2,038 girls were recorded with the name Semaj between 1974 and 2025. Its highest annual count was 133 in 2009; its best national rank was #1,685 in 2009.

Over 5 years its rank fell, from #4,981 in 2020 to #6,514 in 2025. Over 10 years its rank fell, from #2,995 in 2015 to #6,514 in 2025.

Sources & methodologyReferences, data & attribution

Meaning, origin, and language notes draw on the references below.

American popularity figures use published Social Security Administration records for this exact spelling. Counts below five for a name, sex, and year are omitted.

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How common is Semaj?

Everything below is computed from the 2025 data — the most recent year available.

Among all babies, 2025: 1 in 15,300; 217 of 3,315,165 births
Among boys only: 1 in 7,870; 0.01% of boys
Rank, 2025: #1,027; of 13,926 boys’ names in use
Coin-flip room size: 10,591 kids; Even odds of a second one

Where Semaj sits on the popularity scale

Rarest published (5 a year)#1 — Liam (20,818)

Chance at least one other child shares the name

If the other children were drawn at random from the 2025 national name distribution. Real classrooms cluster by region and community, so treat these as a floor, not a ceiling.

Class of 20Under 1%

Class of 30Under 1%

Grade of 100Under 1%

School of 5003%

Put another way: gather 10,591 children born in 2025 and it's an even bet that one of them is another Semaj. In a class of 30 the chance is Under 1%.

When Semajs were born

Half of everyone ever recorded as Semaj was born before 2009 — so the typical Semaj is around 16 today.

Median birth year: 2009; About 16 years old
Biggest decade: 2000s; 36.7% of all use
Born in the last 25 years: 83.7%; A modern name
Recorded since 1950: 7,421; People you could plausibly meet

Choose a decade

2000s — 36.7% of all recorded uses (2,726).

Is Semaj rising or falling?

Rank movement and count movement can disagree — the number of distinct names in use keeps growing, so a name holding a steady count still slides down the list. Both are shown.

Rank vs 1 year ago: +39; Places climbed
Rank vs 5 years ago: +125; Places climbed
Rank vs 10 years ago: −12; Places dropped
Births vs 10 years ago: 1.08×; More babies than then
Share of its own peak: 58.0%; Peak was 2011 (374)
Years since peak: 14; Years
Year-to-year steadiness: Steady; 10.6% average annual change
Best rank ever: #627; 2011

Spellings of Semaj

Semaj is not the most common spelling — Sean is, with 95.5% against Semaj's 1.7%.

Sean95.5%423,637
Semaj1.7%7,421
Shemar0.54%2,376
Lemar0.43%1,895
Demar0.30%1,323
Samar0.29%1,278
Suraj0.25%1,099
Jemal0.20%901

Grouped by closeness of spelling (up to two letter changes), same sex, with a floor on all-time use. It catches Sophia/Sofia and Aiden/Ayden, and misses spellings that sound alike but look different, like Sean and Shawn.

Where Semaj is used — boys

Across 2016–2025, Semaj was most concentrated in Louisiana — about 1 in 2,564 boys, against 1 in 7,699 across all states with data. It was least common in Kentucky (1 in 33,333).

339 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Louisiana1 in 2,564
2Mississippi1 in 3,030
3South Carolina1 in 3,030
4Georgia1 in 3,448
5Pennsylvania1 in 4,348
6North Carolina1 in 4,762
7District of Columbia1 in 5,000
8Michigan1 in 5,263

Shading is the share of that state's recorded boys given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings.

Where Semaj is used — girls

Across 1910–2025, Semaj was most concentrated in Louisiana — about 1 in 20,000 girls, against 1 in 128,038 across all states with data. It was least common in Virginia (1 in —).

05 per 100,000

State popularity map

Most concentrated

1Louisiana1 in 20,000
2Florida1 in 50,000
3California1 in 100,000
4District of Columbia1 in 100,000
5Georgia1 in 100,000
6Illinois1 in 100,000
7Maryland1 in 100,000
8Michigan1 in 100,000

Shading is the share of that state's recorded girls given this name, not the raw count — otherwise the map would just show which states are biggest. Unshaded states have no published records for this period. U.S. birth records suppress state-year counts below 5; state counts therefore don't add up to the national total. Every state links to its full rankings. Semaj has too little recent state data to map, so this covers all years from 1910.

Semaj by the numbers

The raw record for each sex the name is used for.

As a boy's name

Rank in 2025: #1,027
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Up 125
Best rank ever: #627; 2011
Peak year: 2011; 374 that year
First recorded: 1971
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 7,421
Count in 2025: 217

As a girl's name

Rank in 2025: #6,514
Trend vs 5 yrs ago: Down 1,533
Best rank ever: #1,685; 2009
Peak year: 2009; 133 that year
First recorded: 1974
Last recorded: 2025
All-time count: 2,038
Count in 2025: 18

Names similar to Semaj

Matched on shared beginnings and endings, similar length, and comparable popularity.

Semir Samaj Semisi Semaje Ramaj Tamaj Sem Semih Lamaj Kamaj Semajay Semon Semaja Demaj Semmie Amaj Semere Ahmaj Damaj Kemaj Semahj Semyon Semion Semajae

Names with a curve like Semaj

Not spelling — timing. These names rose, peaked and faded in the same years as Semaj, so they read as being from the same moment even when they look nothing alike.

Jovani Draven Alexzander Jovanni Isai Ean Jair Dominik Davian Xzavier Maxim Kole

Sibling names for Semaj

Names from the same era and popularity tier — the two things that make a sibling set feel deliberate — skipping lookalike spellings and shared initials.

For a sister

Jazlynn Brylee Braelyn Ivana Lilyana Rylan Jayleen Yamileth

For a brother

Jadiel Zavier Landry Jovanni Dominik Arian Kellan Jagger

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