Selma

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Selma 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

Selma first appears in the data in 1999 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2004 with 42 babies (rank #420 that year). In 2024 it was given to 14 girls (rank #770). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Selma

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.

5Destiny numberThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
8PersonalityThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

564

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Selma

Selma Lagerlöfautobiographer · b. 1858
Selma Blairfilm actor · b. 1972
Selma Rızanovelist · b. 1872
Selma Ergeçfilm actor · b. 1978
Selma Björnsdóttirchoreographer · b. 1974

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1999	14	#747
2000	26	#534
2001	21	#603
2002	33	#477
2003	32	#470
2004	42	#420
2005	39	#429
2006	37	#457
2007	35	#475
2008	40	#452
2009	32	#526
2010	29	#555
2011	25	#609
2012	27	#567
2013	36	#455
2014	20	#708
2015	18	#741
2016	28	#546
2022	6	#1,528
2023	10	#1,011
2024	14	#770