Semaj

Unisex

Semaj has been given to 9,459 babies in the U.S. since 1971. It peaked in 2009.

Meaning & origin

James reversed.

Origin: coinages

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

9,459

Peak year

2009 (495 babies)

Rank in 2025

Below top 1000

First recorded

1971

10-year trend

▼ -9%

Gender split

22% girls / 78% boys

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Semaj.

9,435 babies since 1988

9,426 babies since 1956

9,508 babies since 1984

9,522 babies since 1980

9,363 babies since 1957

9,567 babies since 1880

9,351 babies since 1958

9,338 babies since 1921

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