Is Selia a boy or girl name?

Selia is a girl’s name. Of the 739 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Selia

Recorded 1918–2024 · United States

Selia was most popular in 2003, when 20 American babies were given the name — ranking #9,532 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 739 people named Selia.

Selia over time

Births per year. The dot marks Selia’s peak in 2003. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Selia a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Selia is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 739 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Selia

Where Selia is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Texas 9.5×

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org