Recorded 1998–2005 Girls' name Peak 1998 29 births

Selest — girls' name

29 babies named Selest in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s72000s22

The verdict

29 girls have been named Selest since 1998, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2005.

29
total births
1998–2005
years on record
2000s
peak decade
76%
born in that decade
2000s
Peak decade

76% of everyone ever named Selest was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

7 babies were named Selest in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selest

The Social Security Administration has registered 29 babies named Selest between 1998 and 2005, spanning 8 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selest currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2005. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selest performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Selest shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Selest in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selest 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 29 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.

Selest at a glance

Last recorded 2005

Total births

29

Since 1998

8 years of records

Peak year

1998

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2005

Active since

1998

Recorded for 8 years

Last year on file: 2005

Selest popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–1998

Last recorded 2005
Peak year (1998)
7
Annual births at peak — across 8 years of records
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Selest by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
22 births that decade — 76% of Selest's all-time total
1990s72000s22

Selest by state

Where Selest concentrates geographically — total births since 1998

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Selest
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
5 17.2%
Texas share of Selest's total US births 17.2%

5 of 29 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selest?
29 babies have been named Selest since 1998. It was last recorded in 2005. The peak year was 1998 with 7 births.
When was Selest most popular?
Selest was most popular in the 2000s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Selest most popular?
The top states for the name Selest are Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Selest been used?
Selest has been recorded in Social Security data since 1998, spanning 8 years of data through 2005.
What names are similar to Selest?
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.

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, 1998–2005 (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.