How popular is the name Sem?

215 US babies were named Sem between 1940 and 2025. The name peaked in 2006.

What careers are people named Sem over-represented in?

Among notable men who are footballers, Sems show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is. This is a pattern among people who already have the name, not a prediction.

Name meaning & stats

Sem

Q: How common is the spelling Sem?

The most common spelling: 66% of Sems use it.

Sem. 215 US babies since 1940, peak 2006. Notable Sems are 1.8× over-represented as footballers.

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What it means

No agreed meaning on record

In US birth records

Peak year: 2006

215 US babies were named Sem between 1940 and 2025.

Sem around the world

Belgium: 2,043 babies since 1995, peak 2014, No. 193 in 2025
France: 280 babies since 1900, peak 2024, No. 2,070 in 2025
England & Wales: 29 babies since 1996, peak 2023, No. 4,975 in 2025
Sweden: 52 babies since 1998, peak 2019

From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.

Where Sems end up

Career	vs expected	Confidence
Footballer	1.8×	Low · 7 people
Professor	1.2×	Low · 2 people
Actor	1.0×	Low · 1 people
Politician	0.9×	Low · 1 people

Among notable men who are footballers, Sems show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.

Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.

Other spellings

The most common spelling: 66% of Sems use it

Sem 66%
Cem 34%

Names that sound the same, grouped by Heyotag. Share of US babies since 1940.

Name twins (peaked around 2006)