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 |
|---|---|---|
| 1953 | 17 | #478 |
| 1954 | 14 | #522 |
| 1955 | 19 | #467 |
| 1956 | 13 | #566 |
| 1957 | 10 | #646 |
| 1958 | 15 | #542 |
| 1959 | 27 | #425 |
| 1960 | 16 | #561 |
| 1961 | 22 | #487 |
| 1962 | 24 | #473 |
| 1963 | 27 | #452 |
| 1964 | 24 | #475 |
| 1965 | 25 | #478 |
| 1966 | 27 | #461 |
| 1967 | 28 | #447 |
| 1968 | 36 | #401 |
| 1969 | 37 | #386 |
| 1970 | 38 | #387 |
| 1971 | 47 | #329 |
| 1972 | 34 | #385 |
| 1973 | 37 | #347 |
| 1974 | 54 | #264 |
| 1975 | 40 | #315 |
| 1976 | 42 | #293 |
| 1977 | 56 | #248 |
| 1978 | 54 | #260 |
| 1979 | 53 | #263 |
| 1980 | 67 | #227 |
| 1981 | 54 | #265 |
| 1982 | 62 | #236 |
| 1983 | 55 | #251 |
| 1984 | 65 | #231 |
| 1985 | 54 | #272 |
| 1986 | 38 | #360 |
| 1987 | 44 | #317 |
| 1988 | 58 | #256 |
| 1989 | 51 | #288 |
| 1990 | 49 | #306 |
| 1991 | 40 | #358 |
| 1992 | 46 | #324 |
| 1993 | 34 | #394 |
| 1994 | 43 | #335 |
| 1995 | 27 | #456 |
| 1996 | 41 | #340 |
| 1997 | 49 | #310 |
| 1998 | 43 | #336 |
| 1999 | 39 | #357 |
| 2000 | 36 | #379 |
| 2001 | 38 | #355 |
| 2002 | 57 | #262 |
| 2003 | 63 | #231 |
| 2004 | 48 | #284 |
| 2005 | 38 | #319 |
| 2006 | 47 | #268 |
| 2007 | 36 | #324 |
| 2008 | 38 | #298 |
| 2009 | 41 | #289 |
| 2010 | 51 | #230 |
| 2011 | 30 | #332 |
| 2012 | 39 | #267 |
| 2013 | 46 | #239 |
| 2014 | 34 | #288 |
