Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls
Origin: ArabicSelma is a feminine name of ambiguous origin. It could be a form of Selima, which in turn is a name first recorded in a poem by Thomas Gray. One possibility is that Selima was influenced by the Arabic name Selim meaning "peaceful".
From Wikipedia
In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Selma yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.
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Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.
| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 10 | #1,593 |
| 1995 | 6 | #2,524 |
| 1996 | 9 | #1,792 |
| 1997 | 12 | #1,448 |
| 1998 | 17 | #1,085 |
| 1999 | 10 | #1,655 |
| 2000 | 14 | #1,272 |
| 2001 | 11 | #1,558 |
| 2002 | 15 | #1,237 |
| 2003 | 20 | #1,033 |
| 2004 | 23 | #966 |
| 2005 | 24 | #963 |
| 2006 | 31 | #820 |
| 2007 | 16 | #1,415 |
| 2008 | 22 | #1,130 |
| 2009 | 22 | #1,164 |
| 2010 | 17 | #1,444 |
| 2011 | 22 | #1,139 |
| 2012 | 23 | #1,118 |
| 2013 | 21 | #1,185 |
| 2014 | 17 | #1,419 |
| 2015 | 28 | #934 |
| 2016 | 14 | #1,627 |
| 2017 | 24 | #1,077 |
| 2018 | 14 | #1,629 |
| 2019 | 22 | #1,170 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,640 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,585 |
| 2022 | 5 | #3,934 |
| 2023 | 14 | #1,656 |
| 2024 | 6 | #3,383 |
