How Many People Are Named Selim?
An estimated 963 people in the United States have the first name Selim. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 12 years old, and Selim peaked in popularity in 2017 with 78 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selim 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 Selim paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
963
About 1 in 355,924 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
12
years old
Peak Year
2017
78 births
Total Registered
973
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selim
Selim is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 973 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Selim as a male name
Ranked #2,252 in 2024
64 male births in 2024
Peak: 2017 (78 births)
Selim: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selim span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 504 babies were registered. While Selim is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Selim by Decade
How has Selim 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.
Selim by State
Birth registrations for Selim span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, Florida. The lowest are in Michigan, Virginia, Texas. On average, about 69 Selims were registered per state.
Selim + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Selim as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Selim: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selim?
We estimate approximately 963 people named Selim 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 355,924 Americans share this first name.
Is Selim a common name?
Selim is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 89.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 973 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selim most popular?
Selim reached peak popularity in 2017, when 78 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selim is approximately 12 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selim a male name?
Selim is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selim Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selim Smith, Selim Johnson, Selim 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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