Recorded 2013–2023 Boys' name Peak 2018 53 births

Seleem — boys' name

53 babies named Seleem in U.S. Social Security records since 2013, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2010s402020s13

The verdict

53 boys have been named Seleem since 2013, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2023.

53
total births
2013–2023
years on record
2010s
peak decade
75%
born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade

75% of everyone ever named Seleem was born in this single decade.

2018
Single peak year

10 babies were named Seleem in 2018 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seleem

The Social Security Administration has registered 53 babies named Seleem between 2013 and 2023, spanning 11 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seleem currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2018, when 10 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seleem performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 40 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Seleem shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seleem 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 53 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.

Seleem at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

53

Since 2013

11 years of records

Peak year

2018

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

2013

Recorded for 11 years

Last year on file: 2023

Seleem popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–2013

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2018)
10
Annual births at peak — across 11 years of records
567891011 2023202020192018201620152013 6

Seleem by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
40 births that decade — 75% of Seleem's all-time total
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Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seleem?
53 babies have been named Seleem since 2013. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2018 with 10 births.
When was Seleem most popular?
Seleem was most popular in the 2010s decade with 40 total births. The single peak year was 2018.
How long has the name Seleem been used?
Seleem has been recorded in Social Security data since 2013, spanning 11 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Seleem?
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, 2013–2023 (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.