Semaj
- Gender
- Mostly boys
- Say it
- seh-MAHJ
- Origin
- Modern
- US rank, 2025
- #1,026 for boys
Semaj is a name of Modern origin. In 2025 it ranked 1,026th for boys in the US (217 babies).
What does Semaj mean?
Modern: James spelled backwards
Created by reversing the letters of James, the same pattern that produced Nevaeh from heaven.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Semaj a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Semaj has been given to girls and boys, mostly boys. In 2025, it was given to 18 girls and 217 boys in the US.
How popular is Semaj in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 1,026th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 217 about 1 in 7,900 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 217 boys in the US were named Semaj, making it the 1,026th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,149th. Its busiest year was 2011, with 374 boys. It first appears in the records in 1971. 18 girls were also named Semaj in 2025 (6,324th for girls).
Half of all the boys named Semaj in the US since 1880 were born between 2003 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 229 boys in the US were given Semaj or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #918, up from #1,026 for this spelling alone.
- Semaj 217
- Semaje 12
Semaj in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 217 | #1,026 |
| 2024 | 205 | #1,062 |
| 2023 | 257 | #905 |
| 2022 | 159 | #1,237 |
| 2021 | 171 | #1,161 |
| 2020 | 169 | #1,149 |
| 2019 | 185 | #1,080 |
| 2018 | 183 | #1,079 |
| 2017 | 195 | #1,029 |
| 2016 | 191 | #1,037 |
| 2015 | 201 | #1,012 |
| 2014 | 221 | #952 |
| 2013 | 251 | #849 |
| 2012 | 295 | #771 |
| 2011 | 374 | #627 |
| 2010 | 354 | #675 |
| 2009 | 362 | #672 |
| 2008 | 338 | #698 |
| 2007 | 310 | #733 |
| 2006 | 319 | #695 |
| 2005 | 293 | #701 |
| 2004 | 254 | #737 |
| 2003 | 230 | #766 |
| 2002 | 230 | #753 |
| 2001 | 248 | #710 |
| 2000 | 142 | #1,025 |
| 1999 | 156 | #934 |
| 1998 | 122 | #1,069 |
| 1997 | 87 | #1,307 |
| 1996 | 103 | #1,147 |
| 1995 | 77 | #1,333 |
| 1994 | 66 | #1,449 |
| 1993 | 73 | #1,328 |
| 1992 | 52 | #1,654 |
| 1991 | 40 | #1,913 |
| 1990 | 59 | #1,459 |
| 1989 | 45 | #1,700 |
| 1988 | 16 | #3,198 |
| 1987 | 13 | #3,516 |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,888 |
| 1985 | 11 | #3,802 |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 9 | #4,139 |
| 1982 | 16 | #2,830 |
| 1981 | 10 | #3,856 |
| 1980 | 14 | #3,097 |
| 1979 | 14 | #3,017 |
| 1978 | 10 | #3,613 |
| 1977 | 8 | #4,162 |
| 1976 | 14 | #2,825 |
| 1975 | 10 | #3,426 |
| 1974 | 12 | #2,944 |
| 1973 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 8 | #3,620 |
| 1971 | 5 | #4,905 |
Names like Semaj
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Hamza, Jamir, Samir, Musa, Zahir, Muhammad, Ahmad, Amir, Zamir, Abdullah, Nasir, Ibrahim
Other spellings of Semaj
Names related to Semaj
More Modern names
Jayden, Ailany, Myla, Kayden, Nevaeh, Jax, Indie, Miley, Raelynn, Kaiden, Kehlani, Alayna, Caden, Zayden, Wrenley, Mya
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Semaj: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/semaj, updated 20 October 2026.