Girl Selma “The ship of happiness,” from the Greek selma, a vessel. Selma Name Origin: German Pronunciation: s(e)-lma, sel-ma Share your thoughts about Selma Share Popularity Alternatives Lists Infographic of Selma name meaning, which is “The ship of happiness,” from the Greek selma, a vessel. Ask your friends & family about Selma… Share Pin Tweet Email Text Selma Name Popularity How popular is the name Selma? Here’s everything we know. Chart Raw Data By State Year Rank # Births % Births 1910 218 253 0.0719% 1911 217 286 0.0768% 1912 231 353 0.07% 1913 223 427 0.0753% 1914 209 565 0.0811% 1915 219 705 0.0776% 1916 225 697 0.0722% 1917 216 761 0.0761% 1918 223 771 0.0718% 1919 246 641 0.0612% 1920 235 746 0.0671% 1921 252 667 0.0582% 1922 245 674 0.0605% 1923 245 664 0.0593% 1924 246 697 0.06% 1925 257 633 0.056% 1926 252 646 0.0587% 1927 253 640 0.0578% 1928 266 559 0.0522% 1929 268 528 0.051% 1930 276 505 0.0483% 1931 314 373 0.0378% 1932 362 266 0.0269% 1933 378 243 0.0261% 1934 408 212 0.0219% 1935 451 160 0.0165% 1936 421 189 0.0196% 1937 442 173 0.0176% 1938 517 127 0.0124% 1939 569 93 0.0091% 1940 589 95 0.0089% 1941 610 90 0.008% 1942 663 84 0.0067% 1943 696 74 0.0057% 1944 779 53 0.0043% 1945 810 45 0.0037% 1946 781 67 0.0045% 1947 792 73 0.0044% 1948 792 72 0.0045% 1949 841 66 0.0041% 1950 895 56 0.0035% 1951 898 59 0.0035% 1952 902 61 0.0035% 1953 884 66 0.0037% 1954 1,015 48 0.0026% 1955 1,001 55 0.003% 1956 1,131 42 0.0022% 1957 1,040 55 0.0029% 1958 1,144 42 0.0022% 1959 1,024 61 0.0032% 1960 1,184 41 0.0022% 1961 1,042 64 0.0034% 1962 1,279 33 0.0018% 1963 1,308 30 0.0017% 1964 1,397 25 0.0014% 1965 1,064 52 0.0032% 1966 1,814 11 0.0007% 1967 1,687 14 0.0009% 1968 2,012 8 0.0005% 1969 1,808 14 0.0009% 1970 2,186 8 0.0005% 1971 2,566 5 0.0003% 1972 2,119 8 0.0006% 1973 2,116 8 0.0006% 1974 — 0 0% 1975 2,108 10 0.0008% 1976 2,291 7 0.0005% 1977 1,975 15 0.0011% 1978 2,914 5 0.0004% 1979 — 0 0% 1980 2,446 9 0.0006% 1981 2,643 7 0.0005% 1982 2,656 7 0.0005% 1983 — 0 0% 1984 2,615 7 0.0005% 1985 — 0 0% 1986 2,510 10 0.0007% 1987 — 0 0% 1988 2,622 11 0.0007% 1989 2,257 18 0.0011% 1990 2,291 19 0.0011% 1991 2,579 14 0.0009% 1992 2,380 18 0.0011% 1993 — 0 0% 1994 3,606 5 0.0003% 1995 2,936 9 0.0006% 1996 2,222 20 0.0013% 1997 2,131 24 0.0016% 1998 2,073 26 0.0017% 1999 1,855 37 0.0025% 2000 1,815 43 0.0028% 2001 1,755 49 0.0033% 2002 1,986 35 0.0023% 2003 1,681 57 0.0037% 2004 1,550 70 0.0046% 2005 1,746 54 0.0035% 2006 1,775 56 0.0036% 2007 1,849 51 0.0032% 2008 2,037 39 0.0025% 2009 2,103 35 0.0023% 2010 1,949 40 0.0028% 2011 1,880 43 0.003% 2012 2,013 35 0.0025% 2013 1,963 37 0.0026% 2014 1,539 71 0.0049% 2015 1,822 44 0.003% 2016 1,811 44 0.0031% 2017 1,898 37 0.0027% 2018 2,064 27 0.002% 2019 1,800 40 0.003% 2020 2,645 24 0.0019% 2021 5,114 5 0.0004% Alabama (AL) Arkansas (AR) Arizona (AZ) California (CA) Colorado (CO) Connecticut (CT) District of Columbia (DC) Florida (FL) Georgia (GA) Iowa (IA) Idaho (ID) Illinois (IL) Indiana (IN) Kansas (KS) Kentucky (KY) Louisiana (LA) Massachusetts (MA) Maryland (MD) Maine (ME) Michigan (MI) Minnesota (MN) Missouri (MO) Mississippi (MS) Montana (MT) North Carolina (NC) North Dakota (ND) Nebraska (NE) New Jersey (NJ) New York (NY) Ohio (OH) Oklahoma (OK) Oregon (OR) Pennsylvania (PA) Rhode Island (RI) South Carolina (SC) South Dakota (SD) Tennessee (TN) Texas (TX) Utah (UT) Virginia (VA) Washington (WA) Wisconsin (WI) West Virginia (WV) Data via SSA.gov. Names Like Selma If you like Selma, you’ll love these other names like Selma. What names are variants of Selma? Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Selma. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Anselma Helmet of God German Salma Peace; helmet of God; safe Hebrew Sellma Helmet of God; safe German Selmah Peace; helmet of God; safe Hebrew Zelma Helmet of God German Zelmah Helmet of God; safe German What names sound like Selma? If you like how Selma sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Selma. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Sahlma Peace Hebrew Salama Peace Arabic Salima Safe; peace Hebrew Salmah Peace Hebrew Saloma Peace Hebrew Selima Peace Arabic Selimah Peace Arabic Soloma Peace Arabic Zelima Helmet of God German Zulma Peace Arabic What names are similar to Selma? Find a name that’s like Selma, but just a little bit different. Name Meaning Origin Popularity Other Gender Salome Peace Hebrew Velma A variant form of Wilhelmina. 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