Girls' name · since 1979
Selica
Since 1979, U.S. Social Security records show 18 babies named Selica, peaking in 1990. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #47,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
18 girls have been named Selica since 1979, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selica has been recorded 18 times among girls since 1979, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1979 to 1995.
- #47,259 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 18 born since 1979
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selica ranks #47,259 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 18 born since 1979, peaking in the 1990s.
- #47,259 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 18
- born since 1979
- 1990s
- peak decade
Selica's 18 recorded births place it above 34.45% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selica's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Selica splits its recorded history at 1990: 72% of all births land in the more recent half, 28% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1979 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1990 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Selica popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1979–1995
- Peak year (1990)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Selica by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (13 births, 72% of the file).
1990s was Selica's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Selica births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 5
1970s
5 births
- 1990s
1990s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 13 births (72% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Selica: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1990)
Similar record span (~16 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, 1979–1995 (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 Selica 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.