Selin

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Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Turkish

Meaning

Selin is a Turkish feminine given name. In Turkish, it commonly means "flowing water, "stream," or "torrent." The name evokes imagery of grace, purity, and continuity, symbolizing natural beauty and vitality.

From Wikipedia

Selin first appears in the data in 1981 and has been recorded in 41 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2006 with 45 babies (rank #3,553 that year). In 2024 it was given to 30 girls (rank #4,630). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Selin

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Selin yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

1,004
Total babies (all years)
41
Years in the data
45
Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year Babies Rank
19815#11,772
19828#8,061
19857#9,080
19875#12,833
19887#10,146
19897#10,609
19907#11,145
19918#10,060
19928#10,282
199318#5,390
199418#5,410
199516#5,893
199614#6,676
199720#5,181
199836#3,412
199944#3,038
200033#3,871
200136#3,694
200233#3,964
200338#3,718
200444#3,433
200537#3,932
200645#3,553
200734#4,458
200833#4,629
200930#4,913
201032#4,585
201125#5,520
201234#4,373
201333#4,412
201423#5,765
201533#4,393
201632#4,510
201738#3,984
201826#5,124
201926#5,142
202019#6,286
202117#6,921
202219#6,424
202326#5,101
202430#4,630