Selmer
Recorded 1887–1950 · United States
Selmer was most popular in 1916, when 43 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,968 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 769 people named Selmer.
Selmer over time
How old is the name Selmer?
Selmer first appears in Social Security Administration records in 1887, which makes it about 138 years old as a recorded American name. It has been recorded in 56 of the 139 years since. It was last recorded in 1950.
How many people are named Selmer?
The Social Security Administration has recorded 769 American births named Selmer between 1880 and 2025. That is recorded US births, not a world population — it counts people issued a Social Security number at birth in the United States.
How many babies were named Selmer in 2025?
Selmer was not recorded in 2025. The SSA withholds any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so fewer than five American babies were given it.
Is Selmer a boy’s or a girl’s name?
Across the whole record Selmer is a boy’s name — 1.3% of the 769 Americans given it were girls and 98.7% were 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.
Where Selmer is most concentrated
How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.
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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org