Given name & surname · also African
Semira
“one who is fulfilled”·“from heaven”
Semira is used as a given name and a surname. Interpretations include “one who is fulfilled” and “from heaven”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Interpretations include “one who is fulfilled” and “from heaven”. These belong to different or overlapping naming contexts.
Where it comes from
This spelling has been associated with African and Hebrew naming traditions.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1992. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Semira through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 609
- 0 boys · 609 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 33 babies
- 2025
- 10
- #9,996 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −28%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 10 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 9,996 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 28.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 33 in 2017. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 872 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Semira’s family of names
Semira has a related form in Semeara. Semira has a related form in Semeera. Semira has a related form in Semeira.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 7
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Semira
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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