Girls' name · since 1931
Seline
Seline has 585 recorded births since 1931 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2025 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #10,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 585
- born since 1931
- 2020s
- peak decade
Seline currently ranks #3008 among girls' names in America, with 585 babies recorded since 1931.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seline has been recorded 585 times among girls since 1931, currently ranked #3008 nationally and more common than 83% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1931 to 2025.
- #10,717 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #3,008 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 585 born since 1931
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seline ranks #10,717 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,008 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 585 born since 1931, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10,717 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #3,008 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 585
- born since 1931
- 2020s
- peak decade
Seline's 585 recorded births place it above 85.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 5 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Seline compares
585 Top 42% higher than 58% 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
Seline's all-time total is 56% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Seline | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 585 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 55 | 21 | 19,840 |
Seline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Seline's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 66% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 34%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1931, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2025 peak of 55, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Seline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 55
- Annual births at peak, across 95 years of records
Seline by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (230 births, 39% of the file).
2020s was Seline's strongest decade.
230 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Seline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1990s 88
1990s
88 births
- 2000s
2000s
121 births
- 2010s
2010s
136 births
- 2020s
2020s
230 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 230 births (39% of all-time use).
How Seline 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 Seline's total volume
Seline by state
Where Seline concentrates geographically, total births since 1931
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 55 | 9.4% |
| #2 | New York | | 27 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Texas | | 25 | 4.3% |
| #4 | Florida | | 22 | 3.8% |
| #5 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.9% |
55 of 585 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 5 reporting states.
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What to do with Seline's data
- California records the most Selines (55 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Seline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2025)
Similar record span (~94 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, 1931–2025 (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 Seline 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.