Sema
#17,439 most common girls' name of all time · #28,651 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1930–2025
Rank among girls
#17,439
Rank overall
#28,651 of 105,966
First appeared
1930
Years on the list
33 of 146
All-time
219
Since 2016
51
Peak year
2014 #9,043
Best rank
#4,374 1932
Girls
Boys
peak 12/yr
Sema first appears in 1930. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,408 |
| 2023 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,478 |
| 2021 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,529 |
| 2019 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,979 |
| 2018 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,557 |
| 2017 | 11 | — | 11 | #9,424 |
| 2016 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,199 |
| 2015 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,710 |
| 2014 | 12 | — | 12 | #9,043 |
| 2011 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,300 |
| 2010 | 5 | — | 5 | #17,236 |
| 2009 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,597 |
| 2008 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,711 |
| 2007 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,110 |
| 2006 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,549 |
| 2004 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,363 |
| 2003 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,466 |
| 2001 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,726 |
| 2000 | 6 | — | 6 | #13,381 |
| 1995 | 7 | — | 7 | #10,698 |
| 1994 | 5 | — | 5 | #13,710 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | 8 | #9,491 |
| 1988 | 5 | — | 5 | #12,144 |
| 1982 | 6 | — | 6 | #9,489 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | 5 | #9,090 |
| 1969 | 5 | — | 5 | #7,807 |
| 1962 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,988 |
| 1961 | 5 | — | 5 | #6,945 |
| 1958 | 6 | — | 6 | #5,742 |
| 1942 | 5 | — | 5 | #5,161 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | 5 | #4,770 |
| 1932 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,374 |
| 1930 | 6 | — | 6 | #4,548 |