How Many People Are Named Sela?
An estimated 1,273 people in the United States have the first name Sela. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Sela peaked in popularity in 2000 with 81 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sela as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sela paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,273
About 1 in 269,249 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2000
81 births
Total Registered
1,299
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sela
Sela is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,299 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sela as a female name
Ranked #4,173 in 2024
35 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (81 births)
Sela: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sela span from the 1950s to the 2020s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 615 babies were registered. Sela has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sela by Decade
How has Sela tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sela by State
Birth registrations for Sela span all 8 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Texas. The lowest are in Washington, Utah, Oregon. On average, about 33 Selas were registered per state.
Sela + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sela as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sela: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sela?
We estimate approximately 1,273 people named Sela are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 269,249 Americans share this first name.
Is Sela a common name?
Sela is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,299 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sela most popular?
Sela reached peak popularity in 2000, when 81 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sela is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sela a female name?
Sela is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sela Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sela Smith, Sela Johnson, Sela Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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