Girls' name · since 1998
Selest
Selest has 29 recorded births since 1998 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1998 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #41,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Selest sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 29 recorded since 1998.
Social Security Administration records show Selest recorded 29 times among girls since 1998, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2005.
- #41,480 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 29 born since 1998
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selest ranks #41,480 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 29 born since 1998, peaking in the 2000s.
- #41,480 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 29
- born since 1998
- 2000s
- peak decade
Selest's 29 recorded births place it above 42.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Selest's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Selest's full recorded timeline at 2001, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2000, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 7 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Selest popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2005
- Peak year (1998)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 8 years of records
Selest by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (22 births, 76% of the file).
2000s was Selest's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 76% of all-time use.
Selest births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
22 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 22 births (76% of all-time use).
Selest by state
Where Selest concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 17.2% |
5 of 29 births nationwide.
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- Texas records the most Selests (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Selest: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1998–2005 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Selest 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 August 2026.