Selim
Selim was the 2638th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1880th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 288 places. More babies were named Selim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,638 boys, down 59 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 50boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201778 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,023babies recorded
Selim popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,638 | 50 |
| 2020 | #2,579 | 50 |
| 2010 | #5,211 | 18 |
| 2000 | #5,852 | 12 |
| 1990 | — | — |
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How popular is Selim, counting every spelling?
Selim has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Selim?
50 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Selim (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Selim born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 167 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Selim.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Selim?
About 1,000 people born in the US named Selim are alive today, with a median age of 9; half are between 5 and 13. That makes Selim a young name: most people with it are children.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Selim by state
How common Selim was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (3.6×), New York (3.4×), Florida (1.8×). In 45 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Selim
How popular is the name Selim?
Selim was the 2638th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 50 babies. Its best year was 2017, when it ranked 1880th with 78 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 288 places. More babies were named Selim in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Selim a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Selim in the US.
Where is Selim most popular?
In 2021–2025, Selim was most common in New Jersey (0.12 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Florida.