Seliyah vs Selma

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

Name A

Seliyah

Girl name

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Name B

Selma

Girl name · Rank #2776

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Metric Seliyah Selma
Current Rank Unranked #2776
Total Births (all years) 5 26,881
Peak Year 2008 1918
Peak Year Births 5 798
Peak Decade 2000ss 1920ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 2008 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Seliyah 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 — 398
2000ss 5 956
2010ss — 882
2020ss — 405

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Seliyah Selma
2014 — 109
2015 — 88
2016 — 95
2017 — 88
2018 — 79
2019 — 87
2020 — 83
2021 — 63
2022 — 63
2023 — 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, 2008–2008.

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