Selma

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Selma is a given name of Germanic, Scandinavian origin used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 27,141 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 26,820 as girls and 321 as boys. Selma gained popularity in the 1880s, peaked in 1918 and has since declined significantly. It is the #1,559 most popular name for a girl.

Popularity Over Time

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Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 61
2023 74
2022 63
2021 63
2020 82
2019 87
2018 79
2017 88
2016 95
2015 88
2014 109
2013 82
2012 72
2011 96
2010 86
2009 87
2008 90
2007 100
2006 103
2005 117
2004 118
2003 96
2002 74
2001 90
2000 81
1999 70
1998 64
1997 54
1996 42
1995 32
1994 22
1993 17
1992 32
1991 30
1990 35
1989 24
1988 26
1987 19
1986 27
1985 11
1984 19
1983 19
1982 27
1981 28
1980 25
1979 19
1978 22
1977 26
1976 20
1975 22
1974 17
1973 26
1972 23
1971 37
1970 40
1969 35
1968 34
1967 40
1966 54
1965 91
1964 63
1963 66
1962 89
1961 121
1960 93
1959 91
1958 95
1957 105
1956 115
1955 113
1954 112
1953 118
1952 107
1951 126
1950 102
1949 120
1948 135
1947 140
1946 143
1945 111
1944 134
1943 122
1942 159
1941 149
1940 156
1939 163
1938 194
1937 231
1936 250
1935 220
1934 264
1933 301
1932 336
1931 432
1930 559
1929 569
1928 609
1927 680
1926 680
1925 678
1924 742
1923 711
1922 701
1921 713
1920 768
1919 696
1918 811
1917 795
1916 728
1915 753
1914 601
1913 460
1912 393
1911 327
1910 299
1909 256
1908 262
1907 231
1906 252
1905 224
1904 231
1903 218
1902 252
1901 242
1900 239
1899 206
1898 229
1897 183
1896 238
1895 208
1894 212
1893 211
1892 209
1891 206
1890 165
1889 133
1888 139
1887 97
1886 91
1885 68
1884 63
1883 80
1882 54
1881 47
1880 36