Sem
Boy · SEM · Hebrew
Sem is a boys' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “name; renown”. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Sem mean?
Hebrew: Dutch form of Shem
“name; renown”
Dutch form of Shem, one of the three sons of Noah in Genesis.
- Say it
- SEM
Is Sem a girl's or a boy's name?
Sem is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sem in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #5,065among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Sem, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 2006, with 4 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Sem in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,335 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 1 | #6,277 |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,161 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,008 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 3 | #4,691 |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
How popular is Sem in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2006, with 12 boys. It first appears in the records in 1982.
Half of all the boys named Sem in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sem in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7 | #9,888 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 8 | #8,820 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 9 | #8,136 |
| 2016 | 6 | #10,739 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 6 | #10,711 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 11 | #7,044 |
| 2011 | 7 | #9,593 |
| 2010 | 9 | #8,133 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 9 | #8,319 |
| 2007 | 8 | #8,909 |
| 2006 | 12 | #6,455 |
| 2005 | 8 | #8,292 |
| 2004 | 10 | #6,970 |
| 2003 | 11 | #6,251 |
| 2002 | 8 | #7,636 |
| 2001 | 7 | #8,332 |
| 2000 | 5 | #10,341 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 6 | #8,472 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 6 | #7,785 |
| 1994 | 6 | #7,764 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 6 | #7,414 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 5 | #7,898 |
| 1988 | 5 | #7,264 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 6 | #5,481 |
| 1982 | 6 | #5,617 |
Names like Sem
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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