Selam
#18,065 most common girls' name of all time · #29,615 across all names · 0% male / 100% female · used 1988–2024
Rank among girls
#18,065
Rank overall
#29,615 of 105,966
First appeared
1988
Years on the list
29 of 146
All-time
205
Since 2016
40
Peak year
1998 #8,436
Best rank
#8,436 1998
Girls
Boys
peak 11/yr
Selam first appears in 1988. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | — | 5 | #15,990 |
| 2021 | 8 | — | 8 | #11,570 |
| 2020 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,025 |
| 2019 | 7 | — | 7 | #12,918 |
| 2018 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,478 |
| 2017 | 9 | — | 9 | #11,053 |
| 2015 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,298 |
| 2014 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,221 |
| 2013 | 10 | — | 10 | #10,562 |
| 2012 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,674 |
| 2010 | 6 | — | 6 | #15,673 |
| 2009 | 7 | — | 7 | #14,289 |
| 2008 | 9 | — | 9 | #12,013 |
| 2007 | 5 | — | 5 | #18,597 |
| 2006 | 8 | — | 8 | #12,937 |
| 2005 | 7 | — | 7 | #13,648 |
| 2003 | 5 | — | 5 | #16,821 |
| 2002 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,910 |
| 2001 | 6 | — | 6 | #14,399 |
| 2000 | 10 | — | 10 | #9,609 |
| 1999 | 9 | — | 9 | #10,020 |
| 1998 | 11 | — | 11 | #8,436 |
| 1995 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,707 |
| 1994 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,887 |
| 1993 | 7 | — | 7 | #11,488 |
| 1992 | 6 | — | 6 | #12,858 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,684 |
| 1990 | 5 | — | 5 | #14,579 |
| 1988 | 6 | — | 6 | #11,752 |