Every name given to a US baby since 1880, ranked year by year — straight from Social Security Administration birth records. 105,966 names · 375,362,447 births · public domain.

Selma

#878 most common girls' name of all time · #1,583 across all names · 1% male / 99% female · used 1880–2025

Rank among girls
#878
Rank overall
#1,583 of 105,966
First appeared
1880 or earlier
Years on the list
146 of 146
All-time
27,202
Since 2016
754
Peak year
1918 #223
Best rank
#163 1891
Girls Boys peak 811/yr
18801900192019401960198020002020

Selma is in the records from the very first year available, so it was almost certainly in use before 1880 — the data simply doesn't go back further.

Year by year

YearGirlsBoysTotalRank
2025 61 — 61 #2,779
2024 61 — 61 #2,776
2023 74 — 74 #2,415
2022 63 — 63 #2,720
2021 63 — 63 #2,717
2020 83 — 83 #2,171
2019 87 — 87 #2,140
2018 79 — 79 #2,303
2017 88 — 88 #2,161
2016 95 — 95 #2,068
2015 88 — 88 #2,153
2014 109 — 109 #1,853
2013 82 — 82 #2,259
2012 72 — 72 #2,516
2011 96 — 96 #2,026
2010 86 — 86 #2,238
2009 87 — 87 #2,244
2008 90 — 90 #2,206
2007 100 — 100 #2,036
2006 103 — 103 #1,939
2005 117 — 117 #1,691
2004 118 — 118 #1,643
2003 96 — 96 #1,896
2002 74 — 74 #2,228
2001 90 — 90 #1,923
2000 81 — 81 #2,035
1999 70 — 70 #2,154
1998 64 — 64 #2,222
1997 54 — 54 #2,423
1996 42 — 42 #2,849
1995 32 — 32 #3,422
1994 22 — 22 #4,522
1993 17 — 17 #5,419
1992 32 — 32 #3,420
1991 30 — 30 #3,542
1990 35 — 35 #3,160
1989 24 — 24 #4,021
1988 26 — 26 #3,586
1987 19 — 19 #4,287
1986 27 — 27 #3,279
1985 11 — 11 #6,032
1984 19 — 19 #3,992
1983 19 — 19 #3,952
1982 27 — 27 #3,174
1981 28 — 28 #3,068
1980 25 — 25 #3,318
1979 19 — 19 #3,906
1978 22 — 22 #3,389
1977 26 — 26 #3,004
1976 20 — 20 #3,409
1975 21 — 21 #3,263
1974 17 — 17 #3,697
1973 26 — 26 #2,690
1972 23 — 23 #2,903
1971 37 — 37 #2,177
1970 40 — 40 #2,045
1969 35 — 35 #2,135
1968 34 — 34 #2,056
1967 40 — 40 #1,850
1966 54 — 54 #1,515
1965 91 — 91 #1,099
1964 63 — 63 #1,419
1963 66 — 66 #1,361
1962 89 — 89 #1,158
1961 116 5 121 #1,005
1960 93 — 93 #1,126
1959 91 — 91 #1,118
1958 90 5 95 #1,112
1957 105 — 105 #1,022
1956 115 — 115 #940
1955 113 — 113 #925
1954 104 8 112 #945
1953 118 — 118 #860
1952 102 5 107 #915
1951 121 5 126 #813
1950 102 — 102 #876
1949 120 — 120 #787
1948 129 6 135 #747
1947 140 — 140 #719
1946 138 5 143 #679
1945 102 9 111 #737
1944 128 6 134 #655
1943 122 — 122 #687
1942 159 — 159 #585
1941 144 5 149 #583
1940 150 6 156 #566
1939 156 7 163 #532
1938 188 6 194 #486
1937 225 6 231 #436
1936 243 7 250 #413
1935 212 8 220 #444
1934 264 — 264 #401
1933 296 5 301 #371
1932 326 10 336 #352
1931 420 12 432 #313
1930 550 9 559 #272
1929 563 6 569 #269
1928 598 11 609 #264
1927 669 11 680 #253
1926 671 9 680 #254
1925 668 10 678 #257
1924 735 7 742 #246
1923 703 8 711 #245
1922 692 9 701 #246
1921 704 9 713 #251
1920 768 — 768 #233
1919 682 14 696 #244
1918 798 13 811 #223
1917 786 9 795 #216
1916 718 10 728 #227
1915 741 12 753 #217
1914 587 14 601 #214
1913 455 5 460 #226
1912 387 6 393 #229
1911 321 6 327 #222
1910 293 6 299 #221
1909 250 6 256 #225
1908 257 5 262 #210
1907 231 — 231 #218
1906 252 — 252 #193
1905 224 — 224 #202
1904 231 — 231 #194
1903 218 — 218 #193
1902 252 — 252 #183
1901 242 — 242 #181
1900 239 — 239 #201
1899 206 — 206 #194
1898 229 — 229 #193
1897 183 — 183 #204
1896 238 — 238 #178
1895 208 — 208 #188
1894 212 — 212 #183
1893 211 — 211 #176
1892 209 — 209 #175
1891 206 — 206 #163
1890 165 — 165 #183
1889 133 — 133 #201
1888 139 — 139 #190
1887 97 — 97 #210
1886 91 — 91 #208
1885 68 — 68 #244
1884 63 — 63 #241
1883 80 — 80 #189
1882 54 — 54 #236
1881 47 — 47 #230
1880 36 — 36 #259