US rank #3968 Girls' name Peak 2021 529 births

Seline — #3968 US girls' name

529 babies named Seline in U.S. Social Security records since 1931, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s51960s51990s882000s1212010s1362020s174
#3968
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 78% of names given to girls today.

2020s
Peak decade

33% of everyone ever named Seline was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

45 babies were named Seline in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seline

The Social Security Administration has registered 529 babies named Seline between 1931 and 2024, spanning 94 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seline currently holds the #3968 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 45 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seline performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Seline shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 48 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Seline in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seline in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 529 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Seline at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

529

Since 1931

94 years of records

Peak year

2021

45 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,968

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1931

Recorded for 94 years

Last year on file: 2024

Seline popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1931

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
45
Annual births at peak — across 94 years of records
01020304050 20242019201420092004199919941931 5

Seline by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
174 births that decade — 33% of Seline's all-time total
1930s51960s51990s882000s1212010s1362020s174

Seline by state

Where Seline concentrates geographically — total births since 1931

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Seline
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
48 9.1%
#2 New York
20 3.8%
#3 Texas
19 3.6%
#4 Florida
13 2.5%
California share of Seline's total US births 9.1%
Even split

48 of 529 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seline?
529 babies have been named Seline since 1931. It currently ranks #3968 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 45 births.
When was Seline most popular?
Seline was most popular in the 2020s decade with 174 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Seline most popular?
The top states for the name Seline are California (48 births), New York (20 births), Texas (19 births).
How long has the name Seline been used?
Seline has been recorded in Social Security data since 1931, spanning 94 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Seline?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selena, Selma, Selina, Selah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1931–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.