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Origin & history of Sem1
Biblical / Dutch / Greek / Hebrew / Latin roots
Sem comes from the Biblical / Dutch / Greek / Hebrew / Latin tradition, meaning Name.
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How popular is Sem?
2006
peak year
The name Sem reached its peak in 2006, with 12 registrations (ranked #6838). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1982, roughly 24 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #11346) today, averaging about 7 new babies per year. Sem's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 214 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
12
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #6,838)
(ranked #6,838)
7
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
70
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
214
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Sem1
Life path number
The Leader
Leadership, independence and pioneering spirit.
🌟Natural leader
⚡Independent
🔥Ambitious
💎Original thinker
S1
E5
M4
Sum: 10 → Life path 1
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Personality of Sem🌟
Independent & bold
These individuals chart their own course. They lead, they don't follow.
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Ambitious drive
Quiet determination sits behind everything they do.
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Original ideas
Their minds work differently — seeing angles others walk past.
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Natural authority
Without trying, they earn respect.
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Names that combine with SemSibling pairings that share the timeless, classic energy of Sem.
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