US rank #15991 Girls' name Peak 2016 145 births

Seleni — #15991 US girls' name

145 babies named Seleni in U.S. Social Security records since 1993, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s272000s142010s742020s30
#15991
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 9% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

51% of everyone ever named Seleni was born in this single decade.

2016
Single peak year

28 babies were named Seleni in 2016 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seleni

The Social Security Administration has registered 145 babies named Seleni between 1993 and 2024, spanning 32 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seleni currently holds the #15991 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 28 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seleni performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 74 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Seleni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 13 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seleni in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seleni 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 145 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.

Seleni at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

145

Since 1993

32 years of records

Peak year

2016

28 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#15,991

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1993

Recorded for 32 years

Last year on file: 2024

Seleni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1993

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2016)
28
Annual births at peak — across 32 years of records
0102030 20242021201920172008199919941993 8

Seleni by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
74 births that decade — 51% of Seleni's all-time total
1990s272000s142010s742020s30

Seleni by state

Where Seleni concentrates geographically — total births since 1993

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seleni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
13 9.0%
California share of Seleni's total US births 9.0%

13 of 145 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seleni?
145 babies have been named Seleni since 1993. It currently ranks #15991 among girls. The peak year was 2016 with 28 births.
When was Seleni most popular?
Seleni was most popular in the 2010s decade with 74 total births. The single peak year was 2016.
Where is Seleni most popular?
The top states for the name Seleni are California (13 births).
How long has the name Seleni been used?
Seleni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1993, spanning 32 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Seleni?
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.

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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, 1993–2024 (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.