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Boy · Name family

Sem

2,581births recorded
6Countries
1Variants
2014Peak · Belgium
#190Belgium 2025

Sem is a boy name family recorded 2,581 times in 6 countries since 1982. It ranks highest today in Belgium (#190 in 2025). Its all-time peak was in Belgium in 2014, at 136.9 births per 100,000.

Popularity by country

Births per 100,000 newborns, all forms of the name combined.

All forms of Sem

VariantsLanguageTotal birthsCountryLatest rankPeak year10-year trend
Sem English 2,048 🇧🇪 Belgium #190 2014 ▼ 39 %
Sem English 290 🇫🇷 France #2495 2024 ▼ 16 %
Sem English 215 🇺🇸 United States – 2006 –
Sem English 15 🇸🇪 Sweden – 2019 –
Sem English 8 🇦🇷 Argentina – 1986 –
Sem English 5 🇦🇹 Austria – 2013 –

Names with a similar trajectory

Their popularity curve in Belgium correlates closely with Sem's.

  1. 1Nolan
  2. 2Nooreh
  3. 3Baaz
  4. 4Lilou
  5. 5Enzo
  6. 6Lena

Questions about Sem

How popular is the name Sem?

In 2025 it ranked #190 in Belgium. Official registers record 2,581 births across 6 countries.

When was Sem most popular?

It peaked in Belgium in 2014, at 136.9 births per 100,000.

Is Sem a boy or a girl name?

In official birth registers, Sem is a boy name.