NameTrends.U.S. Baby Name Data

Selma Boys

The U.S. popularity history of Selma: every year it appeared on the national list since 1908, with 321 recorded births in total. All figures come from official Social Security card application data.

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Total recorded births
321
Peak year
1914 #1761
Years on the list
41
10-year trend
-23.1%

In the 1910s · Most used in AL in {year}

Popularity history

1908–1961

YearBirthsRank
19367#3105
19376#3476
19386#3483
19397#3073
19406#3416
19415#3936
19446#3386
19459#2553
19465#3948
19486#3613
19515#4175
19525#4188
19548#3138
19585#4420
19615#4572

Most recent years shown. The full curve above covers every year the name appeared.

Where {name} was most used in 1914

AL
6

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