Sem
#11,322 most common boys' name of all time · #28,906 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1982–2024
Rank among boys
#11,322
Rank overall
#28,906 of 105,966
First appeared
1982
Years on the list
30 of 146
All-time
215
Since 2016
41
Peak year
2006 #6,686
Best rank
#6,164 1983
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Sem first appears in 1982. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,218 |
| 2022 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,295 |
| 2021 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,139 |
| 2018 | — | 5 | 5 | #12,709 |
| 2017 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,411 |
| 2016 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,186 |
| 2014 | — | 6 | 6 | #11,140 |
| 2012 | — | 11 | 11 | #7,265 |
| 2011 | — | 7 | 7 | #10,034 |
| 2010 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,407 |
| 2008 | — | 9 | 9 | #8,633 |
| 2007 | — | 8 | 8 | #9,270 |
| 2006 | — | 12 | 12 | #6,686 |
| 2005 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,678 |
| 2004 | — | 10 | 10 | #7,272 |
| 2003 | — | 11 | 11 | #6,507 |
| 2002 | — | 8 | 8 | #8,025 |
| 2001 | — | 7 | 7 | #8,735 |
| 2000 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,990 |
| 1999 | — | 5 | 5 | #10,602 |
| 1998 | — | 6 | 6 | #9,044 |
| 1995 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,383 |
| 1994 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,340 |
| 1993 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,265 |
| 1992 | — | 6 | 6 | #8,032 |
| 1991 | — | 6 | 6 | #7,872 |
| 1989 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,716 |
| 1988 | — | 5 | 5 | #8,092 |
| 1983 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,164 |
| 1982 | — | 6 | 6 | #6,364 |