Semaj Boy
How popular is Semaj?
#1,026 boy name in 2025
217 baby boys were named Semaj in the US in 2025, making it the 1026th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
Semaj popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #1,026 for boys (▲ 36 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 217 boys, 18 girls |
| 10-year trend | Steady (+8% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #1,012 in 2015, #1,149 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2011 (374 boys) |
| Highest rank | #627 in 2011 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 84% boys, 16% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Semaj counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Semaj family of names ranked #918 for boys in 2025 (#954 the year before), with 229 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Semaj | 217 | 95% |
| Semaje | 12 | 5% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Semaj is most popular
Babies named Semaj per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Louisiana: 0.4 per 1,000 (44 boys)
- Mississippi: 0.4 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- South Carolina: 0.4 per 1,000 (39 boys)
- Georgia: 0.4 per 1,000 (92 boys)
- Pennsylvania: 0.2 per 1,000 (64 boys)
Semaj by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 81 | #2,825 |
| 1980s | 151 | #1,700 |
| 1990s | 835 | #934 |
| 2000s | 2,726 | #672 |
| 2010s | 2,450 | #627 |
| 2020s | 1,178 | #905 |
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Questions
- Is Semaj a boy or girl name?
- Semaj is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 84% of babies named Semaj were boys.
- How popular is the name Semaj?
- 217 baby boys were named Semaj in the US in 2025, making it the 1026th most popular boy name. Another 18 girls got the name (#6,324 for girls).
- When was Semaj most popular?
- Semaj peaked in 2011, when 374 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #627 in 2011.
- How many people are named Semaj?
- 9,459 babies have been named Semaj in the US since 1880. We estimate about 9,341 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 17.
- Where is Semaj most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Semaj was most common in Louisiana, at 0.4 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.