Girls' name · since 1934
Selva
Selva has 54 recorded births since 1934 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1937 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #34,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
Selva sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 54 recorded since 1934.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selva has been recorded 54 times among girls since 1934, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1930s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1934 to 1949.
- #34,184 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 54 born since 1934
- 1930s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selva ranks #34,184 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 54 born since 1934, peaking in the 1930s.
- #34,184 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 54
- born since 1934
- 1930s
- peak decade
Selva's 54 recorded births place it above 52.66% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selva's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Selva's full recorded timeline at 1938, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1934, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1937 peak of 15 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Selva popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1934–1949
- Peak year (1937)
- 15
- Annual births at peak, across 16 years of records
Selva by decade
1930s is the heaviest window (42 births, 78% of the file).
1930s was Selva's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 78% of all-time use.
Selva births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s
1930s
42 births
- 1940s 12
1940s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1930s at 42 births (78% of all-time use).
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What to do with Selva's data
- Selva's decade-level peak was the 1930s (42 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 1940s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Selva: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1937)
Similar record span (~15 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, 1934–1949 (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 Selva 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.