Total births
11
Girls' name · since 2022
Seli
Seli has 11 recorded births since 2022 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #17299
- among girls today
- 11
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Seli is the #17299 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 11 recorded since 2022.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seli has been recorded 11 times among girls since 2022, currently ranked #17299 nationally and more common than 2% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2022 to 2024.
- #17299 among girls today
- 11 born since 2022
- 2020s peak decade
- 2% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Seli is currently the #17299 girls' name in America, more common than 2% of girls - 11 born since 2022, peaking in the 2020s.
- #17299
- among girls today
- 11
- born since 2022
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 2%
- more common than other girls
Seli vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#17299
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 2% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
100% of everyone ever named Seli was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
6 babies were named Seli in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Seli compares
11 3th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Seli's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seli | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 11 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 6 | 48 | 19,840 |
Seli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seli's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 45% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 55%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2024, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seli at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#17,299
Active since
2022
Seli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2024
- Peak year (2022)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Seli by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Seli's strongest decade.
11 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Seli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 11 births (100% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Seli? ▼
Seli has been given to 11 babies in the U.S. since 2022, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #17299 as of the latest data. 6 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Seli most popular? ▼
Seli was most popular in the 2020s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
How long has the name Seli been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Seli since 2022 -- 3 years through the most recent 2024 data.
What names are similar to Seli? ▼
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.
Keep exploring Seli
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Seli
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#2776 26,881 births
Selina Girl
#1306 19,225 births
Selah Girl
#279 15,187 births
Selene Girl
#674 9,713 births
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2022–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Seli: #17299 Girls' Name - 11 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/seli. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Seli 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 June 2026.