How Many People Are Named Selia?
An estimated 543 people in the United States have the first name Selia. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 35 years old, and Selia peaked in popularity in 2003 with 20 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selia 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 Selia paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
543
About 1 in 631,223 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
35
years old
Peak Year
2003
20 births
Total Registered
739
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selia
Selia is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 739 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Selia as a female name
Ranked #11,945 in 2024
8 female births in 2024
Peak: 2003 (20 births)
Selia: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selia span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 147 babies were registered. Selia has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Selia by Decade
How has Selia 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.
Selia by State
Selia + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Selia as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Selia
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Selia: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selia?
We estimate approximately 543 people named Selia 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 631,223 Americans share this first name.
Is Selia a common name?
Selia is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 85.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 739 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selia most popular?
Selia reached peak popularity in 2003, when 20 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selia is approximately 35 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selia a female name?
Selia is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selia Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selia Smith, Selia Johnson, Selia 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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