Boys' name · since 1914
Selman
Selman has 76 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #19,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
76 boys have been named Selman since 1914, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Selman has 76 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2024.
- #19,297 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 76 born since 1914
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selman ranks #19,297 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 76 born since 1914, peaking in the 2010s.
- #19,297 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 76
- born since 1914
- 2010s
- peak decade
Selman's 76 recorded births place it above 57.53% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selman's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Selman splits its recorded history at 2009: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2017 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Selman popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2024
- Peak year (2017)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 111 years of records
Selman by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (25 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Selman's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Selman births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 5
1910s
5 births
- 1920s
1920s
10 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 1980s 5
1980s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
25 births
- 2020s
2020s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 25 births (33% of all-time use).
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- Selman's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (25 total births) through the 2020s (11) -- 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 Selman: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~110 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, 1914–2024 (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 Selman 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.