Semaj

Variation of James, English from Hebrew

"supplanter"

Semaj Origin and Meaning

The name Semaj is a boy's name meaning "supplanter".

Popular enough in the Indian community to have made it onto the US Top 1000 every year from 2001 to 2014 and now again in 2023, possibly inspired by Jamaican activist Leachim Semaj (born Michael James).

If you didn't catch it yet, Semaj is James spelled backwards.

Semaj Rank in US Top 1000

# 902 in the US

Semaj Popularity

• 902 US 2023
• 238 Unique 2022
• 276 Unisex 2022

Famous People Named Semaj

• Semaj Rakem Christon American basketball player
• Semaj Crosby American toddler who died in tragic fire in 2017
• Semajay Thomas American boxer
• Leahcim Semaj Jamaican psychiatrist