Selba — girls' name

What the Data Says About Selba

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Selba between 1938 and 1942, spanning 5 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selba currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1938, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selba performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Selba shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selba 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 10 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.