Total births
25
Girls' name · since 2020
Selaya
Since 2020, U.S. Social Security records show 25 babies named Selaya, peaking in 2025. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #17231
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Selaya is the #17231 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 25 recorded since 2020.
Social Security Administration records show Selaya recorded 25 times among girls since 2020, holding rank #17231 nationally today, ahead of 3% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2020 to 2025.
- #17231 among girls today
- 25 born since 2020
- 2020s peak decade
- 3% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Selaya is currently the #17231 girls' name in America, more common than 3% of girls - 25 born since 2020, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17231
- among girls today
- 25
- born since 2020
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 3%
- more common than other girls
Selaya vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17231
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 3% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Selaya was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
15 babies were named Selaya in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Selaya compares
25 9th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Selaya's all-time total is 93% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Selaya | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 25 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 15 | 48 | 19,840 |
Selaya's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Selaya's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 80% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 20%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2020, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Selaya at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#17,231
Active since
2020
Selaya popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 6 years of records
Selaya by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Selaya's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Selaya births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 25 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Selaya? ▼
Selaya has been given to 25 babies in the U.S. since 2020, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17231 as of the latest data. 15 babies were born in 2025, its single highest year.
When was Selaya most popular? ▼
Selaya was most popular in the 2020s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Selaya been used? ▼
Records for Selaya go back to 2020, giving 6 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Selaya? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selena, Selma, Selina, Selah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Selaya
Nearby Names Like Selaya
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Selaya
Selena Girl
#245 59,887 births
Selma Girl
#2776 26,881 births
Selina Girl
#1306 19,225 births
Selah Girl
#279 15,187 births
Selene Girl
#674 9,713 births
Compare Selaya side by side: Selaya vs Selena Selaya vs Selma Selaya vs Selina
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2020–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Selaya: #17231 Girls' Name - 25 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/selaya. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Selaya draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.