Seleny vs Selma

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

Name A

Seleny

Girl name

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Name B

Selma

Girl name · Rank #2776

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Metric Seleny Selma
Current Rank Unranked #2776
Total Births (all years) 90 26,881
Peak Year 2017 1918
Peak Year Births 15 798
Peak Decade 2010ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1992 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Seleny 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 — 251
1980ss — 225
1990ss 17 398
2000ss 26 956
2010ss 36 882
2020ss 11 405

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Seleny Selma
2014 — 109
2015 — 88
2016 6 95
2017 15 88
2018 — 79
2019 7 87
2020 — 83
2021 5 63
2022 — 63
2023 6 74
2024 — 61
2025 — 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, 1992–2023.

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