Selda vs Selena

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

Name A

Selda

Girl name

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Name B

Selena

Girl name · Rank #245

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Which name is more popular?

Metric Selda Selena
Current Rank Unranked #245
Total Births (all years) 86 58,696
Peak Year 1919 1995
Peak Year Births 14 3,825
Peak Decade 1920ss 1990ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1909 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Selda Selena
1880ss — 102
1890ss — 143
1900ss 5 179
1910ss 25 318
1920ss 40 424
1930ss 16 327
1940ss — 455
1950ss — 965
1960ss — 2,534
1970ss — 4,842
1980ss — 3,362
1990ss — 15,042
2000ss — 12,417
2010ss — 11,018
2020ss — 6,568

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Selda Selena
2014 — 960
2015 — 1,014
2016 — 1,125
2017 — 1,305
2018 — 1,316
2019 — 1,334
2020 — 1,242
2021 — 1,452
2022 — 1,279
2023 — 1,306
2024 — 1,289

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, 1909–1938.

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