NameTides

Selin

Selin was the #3,903 girls' name in the US in 2025 (37 babies), and #816 in England & Wales and #2,730 in Canada.

Selin as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Selin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.218801900192019401960198020002020IrelandEngland & WalesCanadaUS
Selin as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.050.10.150.21880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesIrelandCanada
2025#3,903 (37)#816 (44)#718 (4)#2,730 (7)
2024#4,560 (30)#1,097 (31)——
2023#4,999 (26)#1,135 (29)——
2022#6,229 (19)#1,142 (29)——
2021#6,691 (17)#1,161 (29)——
2020#6,083 (19)#1,449 (21)—#3,251 (5)
2019#5,041 (26)#1,389 (22)#871 (3)#2,872 (6)
2018#5,007 (26)#1,977 (14)——
2017#3,919 (38)#1,411 (23)—#2,876 (6)
2016#4,423 (32)#1,834 (16)—#1,690 (13)
2015#4,295 (33)#1,783 (16)—#2,179 (9)
2014#5,625 (23)#1,501 (20)——
2013#4,336 (33)#1,537 (20)——
2012#4,296 (34)#1,720 (17)—#2,601 (7)
2011#5,358 (25)#1,608 (18)——

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1999 at #2,991.
  • Rising over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1981.

How common is it?

about 1 in 43,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 43,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 5,700uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 5,300uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Selin is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 35,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 32,000 to 1 in 37,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Selin by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,654NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #2,767CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: fewer than 5 babiesTXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Selin (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SelinCanadaGirls#2,7307
SelinEngland & WalesGirls#81644
SelinIrelandGirls#7184
SelinNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SelinUSGirls#3,90337