Semion
Semion is a male Slavic given name. Notable people with the name include:Semion Abugov (1877–1950), Jewish, Russian and Soviet painter and art educator Semion Alapin (1856–1923), chess master, openings analyst, and puzzle composer Semion Belits-Geiman, former Soviet freestyle swimmer Semion Bogatyrev (1890–1960), Russian musicologist and composer Semion Braude (1911–2003), Ukrainian physicist and…
- Russian
Meaning & Origin of Semion
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Semion is a male Slavic given name. Notable people with the name include:Semion Abugov (1877–1950), Jewish, Russian and Soviet painter and art educator Semion Alapin (1856–1923), chess master, openings analyst, and puzzle composer Semion Belits-Geiman, former Soviet freestyle swimmer Semion Bogatyrev (1890–1960), Russian musicologist and composer Semion Braude (1911–2003), Ukrainian physicist and…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Russian
The Story of Semion
The earliest SSA record of Semion as a baby boy name dates back to 2015, when 5 babies received it. 2015 was its biggest year on record, with 5 newborns named Semion — #12,084 in the national rankings. Semion last appeared in the published SSA data in 2015, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 5 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2010s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
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Variants & Related Forms of Semion
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Semion. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Semen
- Semyon
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About the name Semion
Semion is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2015 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Semion's peak popularity came in 2015 when it ranked #12,084. Use the chart and map above to compare Semion'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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