Girls' name · since 1880
Selina
Since 1880, U.S. Social Security records show 19,225 babies named Selina, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,225
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Yes -- Selina is the #1274 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 19,225 recorded since 1880.
Selina has 19,225 recorded births among girls since 1880, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1274 as of the latest data, more common than 93% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1880 to 2025.
- #1,098 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,274 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 19,225 born since 1880
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selina ranks #1,098 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,274 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 19,225 born since 1880, peaking in the 1990s.
- #1,098 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,274 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 19,225
- born since 1880
- 1990s
- peak decade
Selina's 19,225 recorded births place it above 98.48% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Selina compares
19,225 Top 7% higher than 93% of 17,297 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
Selina's all-time total is 51x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Selina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 19,225 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 704 | 21 | 19,840 |
Selina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Selina splits its recorded history at 1953: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1881 (9 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 704 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Selina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 704
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Selina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (4,175 births, 22% of the file).
1990s was Selina's strongest decade.
4,175 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 22% of all-time use.
Selina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 110
1880s
110 births
- 1890s 185
1890s
185 births
- 1900s 173
1900s
173 births
- 1910s 281
1910s
281 births
- 1920s 282
1920s
282 births
- 1930s 161
1930s
161 births
- 1940s 191
1940s
191 births
- 1950s 644
1950s
644 births
- 1960s
1960s
2,148 births
- 1970s
1970s
2,272 births
- 1980s
1980s
2,659 births
- 1990s
1990s
4,175 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,692 births
- 2010s
2010s
2,235 births
- 2020s 1,017
2020s
1,017 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 4,175 births (22% of all-time use).
How Selina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Selina's total volume
Selina by state
Where Selina concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,318 | 17.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 1,955 | 10.2% |
| #3 | New York | | 1,737 | 9.0% |
| #4 | Florida | | 960 | 5.0% |
| #5 | Pennsylvania | | 639 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 574 | 3.0% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 477 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Arizona | | 473 | 2.5% |
3,318 of 19,225 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Selina appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Selina's data
- Selina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (4,175 total births); usage has since declined to 1,017 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Selinas (3,318 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California 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 Selina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Selina 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.