Data through 2025

Selma name popularity in the United States

Selma ranked #2778 for girls in 2025. SSA recorded 61 girls named Selma.

Rank#2778

for girls in 2025

Girls recorded61

SSA

Peak year1918

798 recorded

Five-year change-26.5%

since 2020

Popularity over time

Selma for boys and girls

Girls

61

100.0% in 2025 · data from 1880 to 2025

Boys

5

Share unavailable · data from 1908 to 1961

Selma in other countries and regions

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls61#2778
2024girls61#2775
2023girls74#2415
2022girls63#2720
2021girls63#2715
2020girls83#2170
2019girls87#2140
2018girls79#2302
2017girls88#2160
2016girls95#2068
2015girls88#2152
2014girls109#1853
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YearGroupRecorded countRank
2025girls61#2778
2024girls61#2775
2023girls74#2415
2022girls63#2720
2021girls63#2715
2020girls83#2170
2019girls87#2140
2018girls79#2302
2017girls88#2160
2016girls95#2068
2015girls88#2152
2014girls109#1853
2013girls82#2259
2012girls72#2516
2011girls96#2026
2010girls86#2237
2009girls87#2244
2008girls90#2206
2007girls100#2034
2006girls103#1939
2005girls117#1690
2004girls118#1643
2003girls96#1896
2002girls74#2228
2001girls90#1922
2000girls81#2034
1999girls70#2153
1998girls64#2221
1997girls54#2423
1996girls42#2849
1995girls32#3422
1994girls22#4521
1993girls17#5419
1992girls32#3419
1991girls30#3540
1990girls35#3156
1989girls24#4020
1988girls26#3585
1987girls19#4283
1986girls27#3277
1985girls11#6031
1984girls19#3990
1983girls19#3949
1982girls27#3172
1981girls28#3066
1980girls25#3318
1979girls19#3903
1978girls22#3388
1977girls26#3002
1976girls20#3407
1975girls21#3259
1974girls17#3695
1973girls26#2689
1972girls23#2903
1971girls37#2175
1970girls40#2043
1969girls35#2134
1968girls34#2056
1967girls40#1848
1966girls54#1515
1965girls91#1097
1964girls63#1419
1963girls66#1361
1962girls89#1158
1961boys5#4065
1961girls116#1005
1960girls93#1126
1959girls91#1118
1958boys5#3944
1958girls90#1112
1957girls105#1021
1956girls115#940
1955girls113#925
1954boys8#2942
1954girls104#945
1953girls118#860
1952boys5#3734
1952girls102#914
1951boys5#3714
1951girls121#813
1950girls102#876
1949girls120#787
1948boys6#3316
1948girls129#747
1947girls140#719
1946boys5#3525
1946girls138#679
1945boys9#2393
1945girls102#737
1944boys6#3109
1944girls128#655
1943girls122#687
1942girls159#585
1941boys5#3505
1941girls144#583
1940boys6#3130
1940girls150#565
1939boys7#2829
1939girls156#532
1938boys6#3175
1938girls188#486
1937boys6#3175
1937girls225#436
1936boys7#2854
1936girls243#413
1935boys8#2719
1935girls212#444
1934girls264#400
1933boys5#3642
1933girls296#371
1932boys10#2465
1932girls326#352
1931boys12#2207
1931girls420#313
1930boys9#2781
1930girls550#272
1929boys6#3559
1929girls563#269
1928boys11#2522
1928girls598#264
1927boys11#2523
1927girls669#253
1926boys9#2904
1926girls671#254
1925boys10#2755
1925girls668#257
1924boys7#3505
1924girls735#246
1923boys8#3175
1923girls703#245
1922boys9#3014
1922girls692#246
1921boys9#2986
1921girls704#251
1920girls768#233
1919boys14#2152
1919girls682#244
1918boys13#2260
1918girls798#223
1917boys9#2732
1917girls786#216
1916boys10#2543
1916girls718#227
1915boys12#2184
1915girls741#217
1914boys14#1687
1914girls587#214
1913boys5#2821
1913girls455#226
1912boys6#2269
1912girls387#229
1911boys6#1537
1911girls321#221
1910boys6#1421
1910girls293#221
1909boys6#1277
1909girls250#225
1908boys5#1373
1908girls257#210
1907girls231#218
1906girls252#193
1905girls224#202
1904girls231#194
1903girls218#192
1902girls252#183
1901girls242#181
1900girls239#201
1899girls206#193
1898girls229#192
1897girls183#204
1896girls238#176
1895girls208#188
1894girls212#183
1893girls211#175
1892girls209#175
1891girls206#162
1890girls165#182
1889girls133#199
1888girls139#190
1887girls97#208
1886girls91#207
1885girls68#242
1884girls63#239
1883girls80#189
1882girls54#235
1881girls47#227
1880girls36#254

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Selma’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-30.7%
Change since peak-92.4%