Sema
A girls’ name of Turkish origin, meaning sky or celestial.
Babies a year
11
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Sema by the numbers
Sema was given to 11 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 12 babies in 2014, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Sema. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Selmahelmet of God; divine protection87 in the US (2017)
- Senahospitable or welcoming; a form of Xenia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selarock or stone; biblical musical term27 in the US (2017)
- Seraserenity; a form of Seraphina10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Somabody or moon in vedic tradition16 in the US (2017)
- Sebaseven; also variant of Sheba12 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Sema
Names that are said the same way as Sema, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Seemaboundary limit line7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean the sky or heaven
Like Sema, each of these has the sky or heaven in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
Names about as common as Sema
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