Recorded 2000–2025 Boys' name Peak 2021 96 births

Selassie — boys' name

96 babies named Selassie in U.S. Social Security records since 2000, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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The verdict

96 boys have been named Selassie since 2000, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2025.

96
total births
2000–2025
years on record
2010s
peak decade
48%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

48% of everyone ever named Selassie was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

8 babies were named Selassie in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selassie

The Social Security Administration has registered 96 babies named Selassie between 2000 and 2025, spanning 26 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Selassie currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2025. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selassie performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Selassie shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selassie in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 96 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Selassie at a glance

Last recorded 2025

Total births

96

Since 2000

26 years of records

Peak year

2021

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2025

Active since

2000

Recorded for 26 years

Last year on file: 2025

Selassie popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2025–2000

Last recorded 2025
Peak year (2021)
8
Annual births at peak — across 26 years of records
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Selassie by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
46 births that decade — 48% of Selassie's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selassie?
96 babies have been named Selassie since 2000. It was last recorded in 2025. The peak year was 2021 with 8 births.
When was Selassie most popular?
Selassie was most popular in the 2010s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
How long has the name Selassie been used?
Selassie has been recorded in Social Security data since 2000, spanning 26 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Selassie?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selvin, Selwyn, Selim, Seldon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2000–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.