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Origin & history of Selim1
Turkish / Bosnian roots
Selim comes from the Turkish / Bosnian tradition, meaning Peaceful, safe, secure, faultless..
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How popular is Selim?
2017
peak year
The name Selim reached its peak in 2017, with 78 registrations (ranked #1879). It first surfaced in U.S. records in 1971, roughly 46 years before its peak. Since the peak, the name has eased to well outside the top 1,000 (around #2256) today, averaging about 63 new babies per year. Selim's usage has held roughly steady recently. Across all years on record, approximately 973 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
78
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,879)
(ranked #1,879)
63
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
630
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
973
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Selim4
Life path number
The Builder
Discipline, reliability and masterful building.
🏗️Builder
📋Organised
💪Hardworking
🎯Detail-oriented
S1
E5
L3
I9
M4
Sum: 22 → Life path 4
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Personality of Selim🏛️
Steady & reliable
When they make a promise, they keep it.
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Methodical
Thorough, careful, precise.
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Quietly powerful
Their strength is always there when it matters.
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Grounded
No matter what swirls around them, they stay centred.
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