Semaj
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 253 babies a year in the US.
Semaj by the numbers
Semaj was given to 253 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 372 babies in 2011, making it a 2010s name.
What we can tell you about Semaj
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Semaj. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sehajeasy; natural; comfortable26 in England and Wales (2025)
- Serajlamp; light; a source of illumination10 in the US (2017)
- Samajassembly or congregation9 in the US (2017)
- Selahpause or rock; biblical term of uncertain significance693 in the US (2017)
- Samarevening conversation or gathering18 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sirajlamp, light, or radiance8 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Semaj
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