Sem

Usage of Sem in different languages / cultures

The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Sem against each list of names.

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Albanian

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Arabic

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Armenian

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Bengali

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Bulgarian

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Catalan

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Chinese

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Cornish

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Croatian

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Czech

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Danish

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Dothraki

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Dutch

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English

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Estonian

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Filipino

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Finnish

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French

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Georgian

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German

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Greek

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Hawaiian

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Hebrew

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Hungarian

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Icelandic

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Indonesian

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Irish

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Italian

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Japanese

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Khmer

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Korean

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Latin

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Persian

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Polish

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Portuguese

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Romanian

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Russian

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Scottish

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Serbian

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Slovak

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Slovenian

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Spanish

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Swahili

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Swedish

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Telugu

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Turkish

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Ukrainian

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Vietnamese

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Yiddish

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Yoruba

Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Sem is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.

Sem in official name statistics

United States

Fewer than 5 boys were named Sem in the US in 2025. Since 1982, 215 boys have been named Sem, with the most (12) in 2006.

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Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.

Other countries

Where	Rank	Count	Source
Belgium (Flanders)	#120 boys	49	Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024
Kazakhstan	#314 boys	1	Bureau of National Statistics, Agency for Strategic Planning and Reforms of the Republic of Kazakhstan, 2025
Kosovo	#494 boys	1	Kosovo Agency of Statistics (ASK), name search tool based on Civil Registration Agency data, 2024
Netherlands	#4 boys	674	Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB), 2025
Belgium (Flanders)	#319 boys (all ages)	2,050	Statbel (Belgian federal statistical office), 2024

Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.

Sem in other languages

Sēn Chinese

Source: Wikidata (CC0).

Towns named Sem

There are 74 towns and villages with Sem in their name, in 18 countries.

🇷🇺 Russia 25🇧🇷 Brazil 10🇳🇴 Norway 7🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 6🇹🇭 Thailand 6🇮🇳 India 4🇲🇲 Myanmar 3🇫🇷 France 2

Sem-Peixe, Minas Gerais, Brazil · population 2,433 · View larger map

Name	Where	Population
Sem-Peixe	Minas Gerais, 🇧🇷 Brazil	2,433	Map
Sem	Vestfold, 🇳🇴 Norway	1,827	Map
Sem	Occitanie, 🇫🇷 France	33	Map
Sem-Rocca	Veneto, 🇮🇹 Italy	31	Map
Ban Sem	Surin, 🇹🇭 Thailand	–	Map
Ban Sem	Surin, 🇹🇭 Thailand	–	Map
Ban Sem	Surin, 🇹🇭 Thailand	–	Map
Ho-sem	Shan State, 🇲🇲 Myanmar	–	Map
Möng Sem	Shan State, 🇲🇲 Myanmar	–	Map
Sem	North Denmark, 🇩🇰 Denmark	–	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Lakes named Sem

There are 8 lakes and reservoirs with Sem in their name, in 5 countries.

🇧🇾 Belarus 2🇨🇦 Canada 2🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 2🇧🇷 Brazil 1🇷🇺 Russia 1

Name	Where
Lac Sem	Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
Lac de Sem	Quebec, 🇨🇦 Canada	Map
Lagoa Beco Sem-Saída	Mato Grosso, 🇧🇷 Brazil	Map
Ozero Sem’ Berezok	Kurgan Oblast, 🇷🇺 Russia	Map
Ozero Sem’stokol’	Aqmola, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Map
Prud Nomer Sem’	Homyel’ Voblasc’, 🇧🇾 Belarus	Map
Prud Nomer Sem’	Brest, 🇧🇾 Belarus	Map
Vodokhranilishche Nomer Trista Sem’desyat Vosem’	Turkistan, 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan	Map

Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.

Sem songs

31 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Sem in their title. The best known:

Það sem enginn sér (1989)
Deve Ser Horrível Dormir Sem Mim – Manu Gavassi (2020)
Sem Limites pra Sonhar (Reaching for the Infinite Heart) – Bonnie Tyler
Sem Você – Rouge (2004)
Amor Sem Pausa – Grag Queen (2022)
Com ou Sem Mim – Ze Felipe (2019)
Fico Assim Sem Você
Mesmo Sem Estar – Sandy (2017)
Não Se Vive sem Bandeira
Popevke sem slagal

Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.

Sem products

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