Girls' name · since 1946
Selinda
452 babies named Selinda in U.S. Social Security records since 1946, with the highest year being 1961. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #12,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
452 girls have been named Selinda since 1946, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Selinda has 452 recorded births among girls since 1946, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1960s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1946 to 2008.
- #12,586 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 452 born since 1946
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selinda ranks #12,586 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 452 born since 1946, peaking in the 1960s.
- #12,586 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 452
- born since 1946
- 1960s
- peak decade
Selinda's 452 recorded births place it above 82.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Selinda's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Selinda's SSA record in two at 1973 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1978, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1961 peak of 18, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Selinda popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1946–2008
- Peak year (1961)
- 18
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Selinda by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (131 births, 29% of the file).
1960s was Selinda's strongest decade.
131 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Selinda births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1940s 26
1940s
26 births
- 1950s
1950s
86 births
- 1960s
1960s
131 births
- 1970s
1970s
91 births
- 1980s
1980s
62 births
- 1990s 45
1990s
45 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 131 births (29% of all-time use).
Selinda by state
Where Selinda concentrates geographically, total births since 1946
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 5 | 1.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 5 | 1.1% |
5 of 452 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Selinda's data
- Selinda's decade-level peak was the 1960s (131 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 2000s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Selindas (5 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 Selinda: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1961)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1946–2008 (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 Selinda 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.