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Selma Name Origin: German
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Pronunciation: s(e)-lma, sel-ma
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Selma Name Popularity
How popular is the name Selma? Here’s everything we know.
| 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% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Anselma
|
Helmet of God
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German
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Salma
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Peace; helmet of God; safe
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Hebrew
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Sellma
|
Helmet of God; safe
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German
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Selmah
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Peace; helmet of God; safe
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Hebrew
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Zelma
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Helmet of God
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German
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Zelmah
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Helmet of God; safe
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German
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| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
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Salome
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Peace
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Hebrew
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Velma
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A variant form of Wilhelmina.
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German
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