Recorded 1925–1974 Girls' name Peak 1965 65 births

Seletha — girls' name

65 babies named Seletha in U.S. Social Security records since 1925, with the highest year being 1965. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51950s111960s271970s22

The verdict

65 girls have been named Seletha since 1925, peaking in the 1960s, last recorded in 1974.

65
total births
1925–1974
years on record
1960s
peak decade
42%
born in that decade
1960s
Peak decade

42% of everyone ever named Seletha was born in this single decade.

1965
Single peak year

9 babies were named Seletha in 1965 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seletha

The Social Security Administration has registered 65 babies named Seletha between 1925 and 1974, spanning 50 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seletha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1974. The name reached its historical peak in 1965, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seletha performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 27 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Seletha shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seletha 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 65 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.

Seletha at a glance

Last recorded 1974

Total births

65

Since 1925

50 years of records

Peak year

1965

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1960s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1974

Active since

1925

Recorded for 50 years

Last year on file: 1974

Seletha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–1925

Last recorded 1974
Peak year (1965)
9
Annual births at peak — across 50 years of records
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Seletha by decade

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

Peak: 1960s
Peak decade
1960s
27 births that decade — 42% of Seletha's all-time total
1920s51950s111960s271970s22

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seletha?
65 babies have been named Seletha since 1925. It was last recorded in 1974. The peak year was 1965 with 9 births.
When was Seletha most popular?
Seletha was most popular in the 1960s decade with 27 total births. The single peak year was 1965.
How long has the name Seletha been used?
Seletha has been recorded in Social Security data since 1925, spanning 50 years of data through 1974.
What names are similar to Seletha?
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, 1925–1974 (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.