Selva — girls' name

What the Data Says About Selva

The Social Security Administration has registered 54 babies named Selva between 1934 and 1949, spanning 16 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selva currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1949. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 15 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selva performed strongest in the 1930s, accumulating 42 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Selva shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selva 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 54 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.