Selina Name Popularity

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How popular is Selina?

In 2018 the uncommon name Selina, ranked the 1,089th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Selina is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #372 in 1995 with 704 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Selina in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1882.

Selina, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1886-1890, 1892-1895, 1909-1912, 1914-1918, 1936-1939, 1946-1951, 1955-1962, 1974-1977, 1986-1989, and 1990-1995, whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1997-2000.

Selina's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years however, the number of babies given the name Selina has remained about the same.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Selina?

Selina's popularity is at a low point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Selina is used by only a select few and has recently started to plateu at its present level but may also begin to make a more decisive move up or down.

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		Selina (Girl)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		228	1,089
2017		214	1,154
2016		218	1,153
2015		222	1,140
2014		247	1,054
2013		213	1,133
2012		242	1,042
2011		224	1,102
2010		218	1,127
2009		252	1,031
2008		277	969
2007		291	929
2006		295	901
2005		295	859
2004		240	988
2003		238	975
2002		262	874
2001		262	877
2000		279	814
1999		347	661
1998		336	681
1997		357	629
1996		376	608
1995		704	372
1994		614	409
1993		496	499
1992		363	625
1991		311	688
1990		269	764
1989		332	633
1988		231	802
1987		248	731
1986		265	689
1985		264	682
1984		251	676
1983		255	672
1982		287	628
1981		294	618
1980		232	724
1979		242	700
1978		288	592
1977		399	479
1976		200	738
1975		154	870
1974		198	726
1973		220	681
1972		198	722
1971		222	690
1970		150	889
1969		146	867
1968		198	690
1967		232	625
1966		269	576
1965		244	626
1964		195	747
1963		246	644
1962		247	643
1961		204	728
1960		167	799
1959		148	842
1958		103	1,035
1957		68	1,283
1956		58	1,372
1955		53	1,380
1954		61	1,273
1953		36	1,668
1952		36	1,633
1951		54	1,273
1950		27	1,864
1949		28	1,835
1948		25	1,943
1947		22	2,135
1946		13	2,865
1945		27	1,616
1944		19	2,016
1943		23	1,829
1942		9	3,398
1941		13	2,517
1940		12	2,557
1939		19	1,867
1938		12	2,555
1937		14	2,296
1936		14	2,251
1935		18	1,904
1934		15	2,164
1933		18	1,897
1932		15	2,225
1931		12	2,559
1930		24	1,653
1929		19	1,945
1928		25	1,671
1927		20	2,013
1926		33	1,409
1925		28	1,600
1924		34	1,435
1923		37	1,300
1922		32	1,458
1921		22	1,914
1920		32	1,434
1919		37	1,267
1918		47	1,073
1917		32	1,302
1916		36	1,207
1915		27	1,396
1914		17	1,653
1913		20	1,299
1912		27	998
1911		19	1,028
1910		19	1,025
1909		14	1,140
1908		13	1,192
1907		19	893
1906		15	999
1905		19	866
1904		16	932
1903		20	787
1902		13	1,013
1901		17	823
1900		27	702
1899		13	931
1898		22	713
1897		22	675
1896		17	810
1895		26	604
1894		11	989
1893		12	894
1892		19	682
1891		19	623
1890		24	546
1889		18	614
1888		13	750
1887		15	605
1886		9	819
1885		11	693
1884		11	676
1883		14	534
1882		< 5	--
1881		9	619
1880		10	574

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.