How Many People Are Named Selinda?
An estimated 376 people in the United States have the first name Selinda. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 54 years old, and Selinda peaked in popularity in 1961 with 18 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selinda 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 Selinda paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
376
About 1 in 911,581 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
54
years old
Peak Year
1961
18 births
Total Registered
452
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selinda
Selinda is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 452 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Selinda as a female name
Ranked #19,971 in 2008
5 female births in 2008
Peak: 1961 (18 births)
Selinda: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selinda span from the 1940s to the 2000s, covering 7 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1960s, when 131 babies were registered. Selinda has declined significantly from its peak in the 1960s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Selinda by Decade
How has Selinda 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.
Selinda by State
Selinda + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Selinda as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Selinda
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Selinda: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selinda?
We estimate approximately 376 people named Selinda 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 911,581 Americans share this first name.
Is Selinda a common name?
Selinda is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 81.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 452 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selinda most popular?
Selinda reached peak popularity in 1961, when 18 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selinda is approximately 54 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selinda a female name?
Selinda is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selinda Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selinda Smith, Selinda Johnson, Selinda 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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