girl's name
Semaya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 121
Semaya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2007, when 21 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1999.
Semaya over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1990s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 67 |
| 2010s | 36 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 13 |
How popular is Semaya?
In 2025, Semaya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Semaya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Semaya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Semaya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Semaya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Semaya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Semaya
How popular is the name Semaya?
In 2025, Semaya was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Semaya a girl's or a boy's name?
Semaya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Semaya most popular?
Semaya peaked in 2007, when 21 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Semaya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Semaya currently ranks #16,293 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.