Boys' name · since 1912
Selig
Selig has 154 recorded births since 1912 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1925 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #14,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
154 boys have been named Selig since 1912, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Selig has 154 recorded births among boys since 1912, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1912 to 1938.
- #14,583 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 154 born since 1912
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selig ranks #14,583 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 154 born since 1912, peaking in the 1920s.
- #14,583 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 154
- born since 1912
- 1920s
- peak decade
Selig's 154 recorded births place it above 67.92% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
Selig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Selig's SSA record in two at 1923 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1919, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1925 peak of 15, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Selig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1912–1938
- Peak year (1925)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Selig by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (80 births, 52% of the file).
1920s was Selig's strongest decade.
80 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Selig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
56 births
- 1920s
1920s
80 births
- 1930s 18
1930s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 80 births (52% of all-time use).
Selig by state
Where Selig concentrates geographically, total births since 1912
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 69 | 44.8% |
69 of 154 births nationwide.
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What to do with Selig's data
- Selig's decade-level peak was the 1920s (80 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 1930s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Seligs (69 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Selig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1925)
Similar record span (~26 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, 1912–1938 (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 Selig 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.