Is Semaj a boy or girl name?
Semaj is mostly a boy name in the US. In 2024, 18 girls and 204 boys were named Semaj, so 8.1% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 21.9% of the 9,222 US babies named Semaj were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #1,069
- Girl rank, 2024
- #6,576
- Babies named Semaj since 1971
- 9,222
- Most popular year
- 2009
- 495 babies
Boys and girls named Semaj, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81 | 10 | 11% |
| 1980s | 151 | 38 | 20.1% |
| 1990s | 835 | 257 | 23.5% |
| 2000s | 2,726 | 894 | 24.7% |
| 2010s | 2,450 | 670 | 21.5% |
| 2020s | 960 | 150 | 13.5% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 204 | #1,069 | 18 | #6,576 |
| 2023 | 257 | #906 | 29 | #4,719 |
| 2022 | 159 | #1,241 | 40 | #3,818 |
| 2021 | 171 | #1,163 | 37 | #4,002 |
| 2020 | 169 | #1,151 | 26 | #4,979 |
| 2019 | 185 | #1,084 | 40 | #3,776 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,085 | 41 | #3,730 |
| 2017 | 195 | #1,035 | 60 | #2,830 |
| 2016 | 191 | #1,041 | 55 | #3,049 |
| 2015 | 201 | #1,015 | 58 | #2,995 |
| 2014 | 221 | #956 | 57 | #3,000 |
| 2013 | 251 | #854 | 59 | #2,897 |
| 2012 | 295 | #771 | 92 | #2,092 |
| 2011 | 374 | #627 | 95 | #2,056 |
| 2010 | 354 | #675 | 113 | #1,816 |
| 2009 | 362 | #672 | 133 | #1,685 |
| 2008 | 338 | #698 | 109 | #1,946 |
| 2007 | 310 | #735 | 112 | #1,876 |
| 2006 | 319 | #696 | 97 | #2,046 |
| 2005 | 293 | #702 | 98 | #1,964 |
| 2004 | 254 | #738 | 78 | #2,258 |
| 2003 | 230 | #767 | 82 | #2,143 |
| 2002 | 230 | #755 | 67 | #2,407 |
| 2001 | 248 | #712 | 65 | #2,433 |
| 2000 | 142 | #1,033 | 53 | #2,770 |
| 1999 | 156 | #939 | 36 | #3,494 |
| 1998 | 122 | #1,075 | 43 | #3,006 |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,320 | 27 | #4,105 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,154 | 32 | #3,555 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,348 | 29 | #3,759 |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,468 | 20 | #4,984 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,338 | 24 | #4,359 |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,676 | 19 | #5,223 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,946 | 18 | #5,351 |
| 1990 | 59 | #1,483 | 9 | #9,090 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,731 | 8 | #9,486 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,323 | 6 | #11,474 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,692 | 5 | #12,834 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,987 | 6 | #10,599 |
| 1985 | 11 | #4,003 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,991 |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,437 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,953 | 5 | #11,907 |
| 1981 | 10 | #4,101 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,224 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,139 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,806 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,508 | 5 | #10,916 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,930 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,624 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 12 | #3,092 | 5 | #9,902 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,909 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 5 | #5,535 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Semaj reached #627 in 2011. As a girl name, it reached #1,685 in 2009. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2000s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.