Is Selma a boy or girl name?
Selma is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 61 girls and 0 boys were named Selma, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.8% of the 27,141 US babies named Selma were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #2,788
- Babies named Selma since 1880
- 27,141
- Most popular year
- 1918
- 811 babies
Boys and girls named Selma, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 808 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 2,067 | 100% |
| 1900s | 11 | 2,396 | 99.5% |
| 1910s | 95 | 5,768 | 98.4% |
| 1920s | 80 | 6,771 | 98.8% |
| 1930s | 70 | 2,880 | 97.6% |
| 1940s | 37 | 1,332 | 97.3% |
| 1950s | 23 | 1,061 | 97.9% |
| 1960s | 5 | 681 | 99.3% |
| 1970s | 0 | 252 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 225 | 100% |
| 1990s | 0 | 398 | 100% |
| 2000s | 0 | 956 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 882 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 343 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 61 | #2,788 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,436 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,747 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 63 | #2,745 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,213 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,151 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 79 | #2,325 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,178 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 95 | #2,081 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 88 | #2,165 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 109 | #1,865 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 82 | #2,277 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 72 | #2,540 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 96 | #2,040 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 86 | #2,251 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 87 | #2,266 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 90 | #2,216 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 100 | #2,054 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 103 | #1,955 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,702 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,653 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 96 | #1,911 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 74 | #2,248 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 90 | #1,937 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 81 | #2,049 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 70 | #2,178 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 64 | #2,236 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 54 | #2,445 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 42 | #2,889 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,480 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 22 | #4,661 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 17 | #5,633 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 32 | #3,480 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 30 | #3,618 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 35 | #3,211 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,102 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,668 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,440 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,340 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,365 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,137 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,083 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 27 | #3,238 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 28 | #3,131 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 25 | #3,395 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 19 | #4,011 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,483 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 26 | #3,059 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 20 | #3,505 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 22 | #3,234 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 17 | #3,828 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 26 | #2,731 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 23 | #2,962 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,207 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,073 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,164 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,083 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,877 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,527 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,107 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 63 | #1,431 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 66 | #1,369 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 89 | #1,165 |
| 1961 | 5 | #4,571 | 116 | #1,010 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 93 | #1,130 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 91 | #1,125 |
| 1958 | 5 | #4,420 | 90 | #1,117 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 105 | #1,025 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 115 | #942 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 113 | #927 |
| 1954 | 8 | #3,138 | 104 | #951 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 118 | #866 |
| 1952 | 5 | #4,188 | 102 | #919 |
| 1951 | 5 | #4,175 | 121 | #816 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 102 | #883 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 120 | #789 |
| 1948 | 6 | #3,613 | 129 | #752 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 140 | #720 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,948 | 138 | #679 |
| 1945 | 9 | #2,553 | 102 | #740 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,386 | 128 | #658 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 122 | #688 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 159 | #589 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,936 | 144 | #583 |
| 1940 | 6 | #3,416 | 150 | #567 |
| 1939 | 7 | #3,073 | 156 | #534 |
| 1938 | 6 | #3,483 | 188 | #487 |
| 1937 | 6 | #3,476 | 225 | #438 |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,105 | 243 | #414 |
| 1935 | 8 | #2,911 | 212 | #444 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 264 | #401 |
| 1933 | 5 | #4,079 | 296 | #371 |
| 1932 | 10 | #2,614 | 326 | #354 |
| 1931 | 12 | #2,311 | 420 | #313 |
| 1930 | 9 | #2,982 | 550 | #273 |
| 1929 | 6 | #3,896 | 563 | #269 |
| 1928 | 11 | #2,626 | 598 | #264 |
| 1927 | 11 | #2,679 | 669 | #253 |
| 1926 | 9 | #3,104 | 671 | #254 |
| 1925 | 10 | #2,905 | 668 | #257 |
| 1924 | 7 | #3,810 | 735 | #246 |
| 1923 | 8 | #3,422 | 703 | #245 |
| 1922 | 9 | #3,212 | 692 | #246 |
| 1921 | 9 | #3,178 | 704 | #251 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 768 | #233 |
| 1919 | 14 | #2,245 | 682 | #244 |
| 1918 | 13 | #2,377 | 798 | #223 |
| 1917 | 9 | #2,916 | 786 | #216 |
| 1916 | 10 | #2,705 | 718 | #228 |
| 1915 | 12 | #2,283 | 741 | #217 |
| 1914 | 14 | #1,761 | 587 | #214 |
| 1913 | 5 | #3,196 | 455 | #226 |
| 1912 | 6 | #2,501 | 387 | #230 |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,712 | 321 | #223 |
| 1910 | 6 | #1,559 | 293 | #221 |
| 1909 | 6 | #1,421 | 250 | #225 |
| 1908 | 5 | #1,561 | 257 | #210 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 231 | #218 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 252 | #193 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 224 | #202 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 231 | #194 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 218 | #194 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 252 | #183 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 242 | #181 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 239 | #201 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 206 | #193 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 229 | #193 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 183 | #205 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 238 | #178 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 208 | #188 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 212 | #183 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 211 | #176 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 209 | #175 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 206 | #163 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 165 | #183 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 133 | #201 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 139 | #190 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 97 | #209 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 91 | #209 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 68 | #245 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 63 | #243 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 80 | #189 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 54 | #237 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 47 | #230 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 36 | #259 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Selma reached #1,421 in 1909. As a girl name, it reached #163 in 1891. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1910s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Selma
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.