Selah vs Selma

Side-by-side comparison of Selah and Selma — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Selah

Girl name · Rank #280

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Name B

Selma

Girl name · Rank #2767

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Metric Selah Selma
Current Rank #280 #2767
Total Births (all years) 13,747 26,820
Peak Year 2024 1918
Peak Year Births 1,122 798
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1962 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Selah Selma
1880ss — 808
1890ss — 2,067
1900ss — 2,396
1910ss — 5,768
1920ss — 6,771
1930ss — 2,880
1940ss — 1,332
1950ss — 1,061
1960ss 11 681
1970ss 55 252
1980ss 104 225
1990ss 347 398
2000ss 2,482 956
2010ss 6,174 882
2020ss 4,574 343

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Selah Selma
2014 577 109
2015 690 88
2016 688 95
2017 694 88
2018 732 79
2019 701 87
2020 722 82
2021 822 63
2022 884 63
2023 1,024 74
2024 1,122 61

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1962–2024.

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