Semaj
Semaj is a masculine given name. It is James spelled backwards. Notable people with the name include:Semaj Booker, American basketball player Semaj Christon, American basketball player Semaj Morgan, American football player
Meaning & Origin of Semaj
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Semaj is a masculine given name. It is James spelled backwards. Notable people with the name include:Semaj Booker, American basketball player Semaj Christon, American basketball player Semaj Morgan, American football player
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The Story of Semaj
As a girl name
Semaj first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1974, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2009, when 133 Semajs were born — ranking #1,676 that year. As of 2026, Semaj ranks #5,843 for girls with 21 births, falling sharply (-36%). In total, more than 2K Semajs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Semaj first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1971, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2011, when 374 Semajs were born — ranking #627 that year. As of 2026, Semaj ranks #977 for boys with 230 births, rising sharply (+19% over the past five years). In total, more than 8K Semajs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Semaj
Semaj is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1971 and has accumulated 8K births in the dataset. Semaj's peak popularity came in 2011 when it ranked #627. Use the chart and map above to compare Semaj's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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