Selma Girl
How popular is Selma?
#2,778 girl name in 2025
61 baby girls were named Selma in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name.
6,457living people named Selma (est.)
61median age of people named Selma
27,202babies named Selma since 1880
1 in 54,350US babies born in 2025
Selma popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,778 for girls (▼ 3 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 61 girls |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-31% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,152 in 2015, #2,170 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1918 (798 girls) |
| Highest rank | #162 in 1891 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Selma is most popular
Babies named Selma per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (23 girls)
- California: 0.0 per 1,000 (35 girls)
- Texas: 0.0 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- Florida: 0.0 per 1,000 (5 girls)
Selma by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 808 | #189 |
| 1890s | 2,067 | #162 |
| 1900s | 2,396 | #181 |
| 1910s | 5,768 | #214 |
| 1920s | 6,771 | #233 |
| 1930s | 2,880 | #272 |
| 1940s | 1,332 | #565 |
| 1950s | 1,061 | #812 |
| 1960s | 681 | #1,005 |
| 1970s | 251 | #2,043 |
| 1980s | 225 | #3,066 |
| 1990s | 398 | #2,150 |
| 2000s | 956 | #1,642 |
| 2010s | 882 | #1,853 |
| 2020s | 405 | #2,170 |
Girl names about as popular as Selma
Questions
- Is Selma a boy or girl name?
- Selma is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Selma were girls.
- How popular is the name Selma?
- 61 baby girls were named Selma in the US in 2025, making it the 2778th most popular girl name.
- When was Selma most popular?
- Selma peaked in 1918, when 798 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #162 in 1891.
- How many people are named Selma?
- 27,202 babies have been named Selma in the US since 1880. We estimate about 6,457 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 61.
- Where is Selma most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Selma was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 girls 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.