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Selma

Girl's name · #2810 in the US (2025) · Comeback

Popularity over time

Selma was #163 in 1891, slipped to #6365 by 1985, and has climbed back to #2810 today. Roughly 27,000 girls have been named Selma since 1880. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records.

Across the states

See where Selma is more common.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 3 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

Selma is especially popular in Sweden.

#9 in Sweden (2025) · #11 in Norway (2025) · #14 in Finland (Swedish-sp.) (2025) · #35 in Finland (Finnish-sp.) (2025) · #249 in France (2025) · #290 in Switzerland (2025) · #547 in Belgium (2025) · #561 in Austria (2025) · #597 in Netherlands (2025) · #2,417 in England & Wales (2025) · #3,383 in Canada (2024).

Famous Selmas

• Selma Lagerlöf — Swedish writer (1858–1940)
• Selma Blair — American actress (born 1972)
• Selma Rıza — Turkish journalist (1872–1931)
• Selma Ergeç — Turkish-German actor (born 1978)
• Selma Björnsdóttir — Icelandic singer

In stories & tradition

• Selma Bouvier — The Simpsons (TV series)
• Selma — Abyssinia (musical stage work)
• Selma Traskvist — Selmas saga

What Selmas become

Among 390 notable people named Selma:

Entertainers appear 1.67× more often than among typical names — e.g. Selma Blair, American actress (born 1972).

Similar names: Nell · Zella · Roma · Zaida · Sena · Hala

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