Selim Boy
How popular is Selim?
#2,604 boy name in 2025
50 baby boys were named Selim in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
1,014living people named Selim (est.)
9median age of people named Selim
1,023babies named Selim since 1880
1 in 66,307US babies born in 2025
Selim popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #2,604 for boys (▼ 368 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 50 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-11% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,327 in 2015, #2,545 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2017 (78 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,871 in 2017 |
| First recorded | 1971 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Selim is most popular
Babies named Selim per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Jersey: 0.1 per 1,000 (24 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (48 boys)
- Florida: 0.1 per 1,000 (28 boys)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (42 boys)
- Virginia: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 boys)
Selim by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12 | #4,552 |
| 1980s | 17 | #5,001 |
| 1990s | 33 | #6,524 |
| 2000s | 124 | #4,810 |
| 2010s | 504 | #1,871 |
| 2020s | 333 | #2,236 |
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Questions
- Is Selim a boy or girl name?
- Selim is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Selim were boys.
- How popular is the name Selim?
- 50 baby boys were named Selim in the US in 2025, making it the 2604th most popular boy name.
- When was Selim most popular?
- Selim peaked in 2017, when 78 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,871 in 2017.
- How many people are named Selim?
- 1,023 babies have been named Selim in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,014 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Selim most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Selim was most common in New Jersey, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.