Semaja
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- se-MAY-ja
- Origin
- Modern
Semaja is a girls' name of Modern origin. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
Where does Semaja come from?
Modern: possibly Semaj (James spelled backwards) with a feminine -a
Is Semaja a girl's or a boy's name?
Semaja is a girls' name.
How popular is Semaja in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2004, with 15 girls. It first appears in the records in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Semaja in the US since 1880 were born between 2004 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Semaja in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 6 | #13,459 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 5 | #15,677 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 5 | #16,413 |
| 2014 | 6 | #14,552 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 9 | #11,251 |
| 2011 | 7 | #13,339 |
| 2010 | 10 | #10,446 |
| 2009 | 9 | #11,454 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 14 | #8,516 |
| 2006 | 14 | #8,234 |
| 2005 | 8 | #11,828 |
| 2004 | 15 | #7,386 |
| 2003 | 9 | #10,420 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7,810 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 5 | #13,511 |
Names like Semaja
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa Zaniyah Samira Salma Aaliyah Kaliyah Safiya Zahara Jaliyah Zamira Zaniya Zayla
Names related to Semaja
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, “Semaja: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/semaja, updated 20 October 2026.