Data through 1950

Selmer name popularity in the United States

Selmer ranked #3681 for boys in 1950. SSA recorded 5 boys named Selmer.

Rank#3681

for boys in 1950

Boys recorded5

SSA

Peak year1916

43 recorded

Five-year change-28.6%

since 1945

Popularity over time

Selmer for boys and girls

Girls

5

Share unavailable · data from 1917 to 1925

Boys

5

100.0% in 1950 · data from 1887 to 1950

Recent year-by-year data

The latest published years are shown first.

YearGroupRecorded countRank
1950boys5#3681
1949boys6#3298
1948boys8#2788
1947boys7#3096
1945boys7#2743
1944boys6#3109
1943boys9#2563
1942boys8#2712
1941boys5#3505
1940boys7#2871
1939boys6#3113
1938boys6#3175
Show full history (58 rows)
YearGroupRecorded countRank
1950boys5#3681
1949boys6#3298
1948boys8#2788
1947boys7#3096
1945boys7#2743
1944boys6#3109
1943boys9#2563
1942boys8#2712
1941boys5#3505
1940boys7#2871
1939boys6#3113
1938boys6#3175
1937boys7#2905
1936boys12#2062
1935boys9#2529
1934boys15#1860
1933boys5#3642
1932boys9#2638
1931boys8#2864
1930boys13#2178
1929boys14#2096
1928boys15#2048
1927boys18#1871
1926boys18#1846
1925boys22#1628
1925girls5#4973
1924boys23#1628
1923boys28#1385
1922boys33#1259
1921boys25#1509
1920boys26#1457
1919boys32#1247
1918boys36#1152
1917boys27#1322
1917girls5#4594
1916boys43#972
1915boys39#1015
1914boys36#907
1913boys23#1049
1912boys13#1353
1911boys8#1290
1909boys8#1083
1908boys6#1217
1906boys8#927
1905boys5#1233
1902boys6#1013
1901boys6#943
1900boys8#968
1899boys10#661
1897boys9#725
1895boys5#1079
1894boys5#1074
1893boys9#705
1892boys10#688
1891boys6#841
1890boys9#667
1888boys6#917
1887boys6#819

Data from US Social Security Administration · through 2025.

How Selmer’s popularity has changed

Ten-year change-28.6%
Change since peak-88.4%