Girls' name · since 1926
Selestina
Since 1926, U.S. Social Security records show 16 babies named Selestina, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #49,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1926
- 1990s
- peak decade
Selestina sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 16 recorded since 1926.
Social Security Administration records show Selestina recorded 16 times among girls since 1926, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1926 to 1998.
- #49,170 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 16 born since 1926
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selestina ranks #49,170 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 16 born since 1926, peaking in the 1990s.
- #49,170 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 16
- born since 1926
- 1990s
- peak decade
Selestina's 16 recorded births place it above 31.73% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selestina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Selestina's full recorded timeline at 1930, 69% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 31% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1926, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Selestina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1926–1998
- Peak year (1998)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 73 years of records
Selestina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (6 births, 38% of the file).
1990s was Selestina's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 38% of all-time use.
Selestina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1930s
1930s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 6 births (38% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Selestina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~72 yrs)
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, 1926–1998 (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 Selestina 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.