Girls' name · since 1958
Selita
Since 1958, U.S. Social Security records show 87 babies named Selita, peaking in 1988. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #28,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Selita is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 87 have been recorded since 1958.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selita has been recorded 87 times among girls since 1958, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1958 to 1989.
- #28,742 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 87 born since 1958
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selita ranks #28,742 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 87 born since 1958, peaking in the 1960s.
- #28,742 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 87
- born since 1958
- 1960s
- peak decade
Selita's 87 recorded births place it above 60.23% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selita's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Selita splits its recorded history at 1968: 56% of all births land in the more recent half, 44% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1965 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1988 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Selita popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1958–1989
- Peak year (1988)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 32 years of records
Selita by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (29 births, 33% of the file).
1960s was Selita's strongest decade.
29 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Selita births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s
1950s
14 births
- 1960s
1960s
29 births
- 1970s
1970s
23 births
- 1980s
1980s
21 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 29 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Selita's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (29 total births) through the 1980s (21) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Selita: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1988)
Similar record span (~31 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, 1958–1989 (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 Selita 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.