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Origin & history of Selma1
Danish / Dutch / English / German / Germanic / Icelandic / Norwegian / Swedish / Bosnian roots
Selma comes from the Danish / Dutch / English / German / Germanic / Icelandic / Norwegian / Swedish / Bosnian tradition, meaning Protective Like God's Helmet.
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How popular is Selma?
1918
peak year
Today, Selma is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #2383), with only about 78 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 1918, 798 babies were given the name (ranked #223 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 1920s. Selma's usage has held roughly steady recently. In all, around 27,141 babies have been registered as Selma since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
798
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #223)
(ranked #223)
78
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
780
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
27,141
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Selma5
Life path number
The Adventurer
Freedom, adventure and curiosity.
🌍Adventurous
🦋Free spirit
🎭Adaptable
💬Magnetic
S1
E5
L3
M4
A1
Sum: 14 → Life path 5
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Personality of Selma🌍
Free spirit
Adventure calls and they always answer.
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Electric energy
Things happen around them — exciting, unexpected.
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Adaptable
New situations are opportunities, never threats.
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Natural charmer
There's something magnetic about them.
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