Seline vs Selma

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

Name A

Seline

Girl name · Rank #3968

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Name B

Selma

Girl name · Rank #2767

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Metric Seline Selma
Current Rank #3968 #2767
Total Births (all years) 529 26,820
Peak Year 2021 1918
Peak Year Births 45 798
Peak Decade 2020ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1931 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Seline Selma
1880ss — 808
1890ss — 2,067
1900ss — 2,396
1910ss — 5,768
1920ss — 6,771
1930ss 5 2,880
1940ss — 1,332
1950ss — 1,061
1960ss 5 681
1970ss — 252
1980ss — 225
1990ss 88 398
2000ss 121 956
2010ss 136 882
2020ss 174 343

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Seline Selma
2014 8 109
2015 8 88
2016 17 95
2017 19 88
2018 19 79
2019 26 87
2020 22 82
2021 45 63
2022 31 63
2023 39 74
2024 37 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, 1931–2024.

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