Recorded 1916–1999 Boys' name Peak 1992 125 births

Selso — boys' name

125 babies named Selso in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s51920s341940s101950s221970s191980s101990s25
1920s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Selso was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

9 babies were named Selso in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selso

The Social Security Administration has registered 125 babies named Selso between 1916 and 1999, spanning 84 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Selso currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1999. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selso performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 34 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Selso shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 14 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California. In total, SSA state-level files list Selso in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selso 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 125 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.

Selso at a glance

Last recorded 1999

Total births

125

Since 1916

84 years of records

Peak year

1992

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1999

Active since

1916

Recorded for 84 years

Last year on file: 1999

Selso popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–1916

Last recorded 1999
Peak year (1992)
9
Annual births at peak — across 84 years of records
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Selso by decade

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

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
34 births that decade — 27% of Selso's all-time total
1910s51920s341940s101950s221970s191980s101990s25

Selso by state

Where Selso concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Selso
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
14 11.2%
#2 California
10 8.0%
Texas share of Selso's total US births 11.2%
Even split

14 of 125 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selso?
125 babies have been named Selso since 1916. It was last recorded in 1999. The peak year was 1992 with 9 births.
When was Selso most popular?
Selso was most popular in the 1920s decade with 34 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Where is Selso most popular?
The top states for the name Selso are Texas (14 births), California (10 births).
How long has the name Selso been used?
Selso has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 84 years of data through 1999.
What names are similar to Selso?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selvin, Selwyn, Seldon, Selim, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1916–1999 (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.