NameTides

Selma

Selma was the #2,778 girls' name in the US in 2025 (61 babies), and #2,278 in England & Wales and #2,475 in Canada.

Selma as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Selma as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Selma as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
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 & WalesScotlandIrelandCanada
2025#2,778 (61)#2,278 (12)——#2,475 (8)
2024#2,775 (61)#2,001 (14)——#2,102 (10)
2023#2,415 (74)#1,705 (17)——#1,582 (14)
2022#2,720 (63)#2,058 (13)——#2,315 (8)
2021#2,715 (63)#2,201 (12)——#1,381 (17)
2020#2,170 (83)#2,163 (12)——#1,295 (18)
2019#2,140 (87)#2,643 (9)——#1,138 (22)
2018#2,302 (79)#2,674 (9)——#1,440 (16)
2017#2,160 (88)#1,219 (28)——#927 (29)
2016#2,068 (95)#1,472 (22)——#1,399 (17)
2015#2,152 (88)#1,497 (21)#806 (3)#896 (3)#910 (29)
2014#1,853 (109)#1,501 (20)——#1,229 (20)
2013#2,259 (82)#1,707 (17)——#1,133 (22)
2012#2,516 (72)#2,521 (10)—#907 (3)#1,097 (23)
2011#2,026 (96)#1,608 (18)——#1,081 (23)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1891 at #162.
  • Falling over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.
  • A comeback: it faded for decades and is rising again.

How common is it?

about 1 in 26,000 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 26,000rare
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 21,000rare
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 19,000rare

Next year

On its recent trend, Selma is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 25,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 21,000 to 1 in 31,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Selma 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: fewer than 5 babiesNYMassachusetts: 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: #1,948CAUtah: 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: #3,285TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Selma (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
SelmaCanadaGirls#2,4758
SelmaEngland & WalesGirls#2,27812
SelmaIrelandGirls—too few
SelmaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SelmaScotlandGirls—too few
SelmaUSGirls#2,77861
SelmaUSBoys—too few