Selenia vs Selma

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

Name A

Selenia

Girl name · Rank #13687

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Name B

Selma

Girl name · Rank #2767

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Metric Selenia Selma
Current Rank #13687 #2767
Total Births (all years) 501 26,820
Peak Year 1998 1918
Peak Year Births 29 798
Peak Decade 1990ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1959 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Selenia Selma
1880ss — 808
1890ss — 2,067
1900ss — 2,396
1910ss — 5,768
1920ss — 6,771
1930ss — 2,880
1940ss — 1,332
1950ss 5 1,061
1960ss 21 681
1970ss 77 252
1980ss 81 225
1990ss 133 398
2000ss 85 956
2010ss 76 882
2020ss 23 343

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Selenia Selma
2014 10 109
2015 12 88
2016 11 95
2017 5 88
2018 5 79
2019 10 87
2020 5 82
2021 5 63
2022 — 63
2023 7 74
2024 6 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, 1959–2024.

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