Selayah vs Selma

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

Name A

Selayah

Girl name · Rank #17056

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Name B

Selma

Girl name · Rank #2767

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Metric Selayah Selma
Current Rank #17056 #2767
Total Births (all years) 22 26,820
Peak Year 2018 1918
Peak Year Births 7 798
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2018 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Selayah 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 — 681
1970ss — 252
1980ss — 225
1990ss — 398
2000ss — 956
2010ss 7 882
2020ss 15 343

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Selayah Selma
2014 — 109
2015 — 88
2016 — 95
2017 — 88
2018 7 79
2019 — 87
2020 — 82
2021 5 63
2022 — 63
2023 5 74
2024 5 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, 2018–2024.

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