Boys' name · since 1971
Selim
Selim has 1,023 recorded births since 1971 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,626 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,023
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Selim currently ranks #2626 among boys' names in America, with 1,023 babies recorded since 1971.
Social Security Administration records show Selim recorded 1,023 times among boys since 1971, holding rank #2626 nationally today, ahead of 81% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2025.
- #5,064 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,626 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,023 born since 1971
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selim ranks #5,064 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,626 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,023 born since 1971, peaking in the 2010s.
- #5,064 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,626 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,023
- born since 1971
- 2010s
- peak decade
Selim's 1,023 recorded births place it above 88.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
7 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Selim compares
1,023 Top 31% higher than 69% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Selim's all-time total is 177% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Selim | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,023 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 78 | 34 | 22,252 |
Selim's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Selim's full recorded timeline at 2008, 85% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 15% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1971, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2017 peak of 78 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Selim popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 78
- Annual births at peak, across 55 years of records
Selim by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (504 births, 49% of the file).
2010s was Selim's strongest decade.
504 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.
Selim births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 12
1970s
12 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 33
1990s
33 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
504 births
- 2020s
2020s
333 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 504 births (49% of all-time use).
How Selim compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Selim's total volume
Selim by state
Where Selim concentrates geographically, total births since 1971
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 164 | 16.0% |
| #2 | California | | 129 | 12.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 81 | 7.9% |
| #4 | New Jersey | | 63 | 6.2% |
| #5 | Texas | | 45 | 4.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 16 | 1.6% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.5% |
164 of 1,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 7 reporting states.
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What to do with Selim's data
- Selim's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (504 total births) through the 2020s (333) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Selims (164 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 Selim: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~54 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, 1971–2025 (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 Selim 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.