Selma
| Origin | Gender | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Afrikaan | Girl | God's helmet |
| Arabic | Girl | Peaceful |
| Algerian | Girl | Peaceful |
| Scandinavian | Girl | divinely protected |
| Bosnian | Girl | Peaceful |
| Brazilian | Girl | Peaceful |
| Celtic | Girl | Comely |
| Danish | Girl | God's helmet |
| German | Girl | God's helmet |
| Italian | Girl | God's helmet |
Fun Facts about the name Selma
Popularity of Selma
Popularity Analysis
The name Selma first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1891 when it reached rank #163. As of 1956, it ranked #947.
| Year | Rank | Gender | % of Total Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | 947 | Female | 0.0055% |
| 1955 | 930 | Female | 0.0056% |
| 1954 | 945 | Female | 0.0053% |
| 1953 | 860 | Female | 0.0062% |
| 1952 | 919 | Female | 0.0054% |
| 1951 | 814 | Female | 0.0066% |
| 1950 | 877 | Female | 0.0059% |
| 1949 | 786 | Female | 0.0069% |
| 1948 | 755 | Female | 0.0074% |
| 1947 | 722 | Female | 0.0077% |
| 1946 | 679 | Female | 0.0086% |
| 1945 | 746 | Female | 0.0075% |
| 1944 | 657 | Female | 0.0094% |
| 1943 | 688 | Female | 0.0085% |
| 1942 | 587 | Female | 0.0114% |
| 1941 | 584 | Female | 0.0116% |
| 1940 | 567 | Female | 0.0127% |
| 1939 | 534 | Female | 0.0138% |
| 1938 | 486 | Female | 0.0165% |
| 1937 | 437 | Female | 0.0204% |
| 1936 | 414 | Female | 0.0226% |
| 1935 | 443 | Female | 0.0195% |
| 1934 | 401 | Female | 0.0244% |
| 1933 | 371 | Female | 0.0283% |
| 1932 | 354 | Female | 0.0294% |
| 1931 | 313 | Female | 0.0381% |
| 1930 | 273 | Female | 0.0471% |
| 1929 | 269 | Female | 0.0486% |
| 1928 | 264 | Female | 0.0500% |
| 1927 | 253 | Female | 0.0542% |
| 1926 | 254 | Female | 0.0546% |
| 1925 | 257 | Female | 0.0529% |
| 1924 | 246 | Female | 0.0567% |
| 1923 | 245 | Female | 0.0561% |
| 1922 | 246 | Female | 0.0555% |
| 1921 | 251 | Female | 0.0550% |
| 1920 | 234 | Female | 0.0617% |
| 1919 | 244 | Female | 0.0581% |
| 1918 | 223 | Female | 0.0662% |
| 1917 | 216 | Female | 0.0700% |
| 1916 | 227 | Female | 0.0662% |
| 1915 | 217 | Female | 0.0724% |
| 1914 | 214 | Female | 0.0737% |
| 1913 | 226 | Female | 0.0694% |
| 1912 | 231 | Female | 0.0658% |
| 1911 | 222 | Female | 0.0727% |
| 1910 | 221 | Female | 0.0699% |
| 1909 | 225 | Female | 0.0679% |
| 1908 | 210 | Female | 0.0725% |
| 1907 | 218 | Female | 0.0685% |
| 1906 | 193 | Female | 0.0804% |
| 1905 | 202 | Female | 0.0723% |
| 1904 | 194 | Female | 0.0790% |
| 1903 | 194 | Female | 0.0784% |
| 1902 | 183 | Female | 0.0899% |
| 1901 | 181 | Female | 0.0952% |
| 1900 | 201 | Female | 0.0752% |
| 1899 | 193 | Female | 0.0832% |
| 1898 | 193 | Female | 0.0835% |
| 1897 | 205 | Female | 0.0737% |
| 1896 | 178 | Female | 0.0944% |
| 1895 | 188 | Female | 0.0842% |
| 1894 | 183 | Female | 0.0898% |
| 1893 | 176 | Female | 0.0937% |
| 1892 | 175 | Female | 0.0929% |
| 1891 | 163 | Female | 0.1048% |
| 1890 | 183 | Female | 0.0818% |
| 1889 | 201 | Female | 0.0703% |
| 1888 | 190 | Female | 0.0734% |
| 1887 | 209 | Female | 0.0624% |
| 1886 | 209 | Female | 0.0592% |
| 1885 | 245 | Female | 0.0479% |
| 1884 | 243 | Female | 0.0458% |
| 1883 | 189 | Female | 0.0666% |
| 1882 | 237 | Female | 0.0467% |
| 1881 | 230 | Female | 0.0475% |
| 1880 | 259 | Female | 0.0369% |
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