Is Selmer a boy or girl name?

Selmer is a boy’s name. Of the 769 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 1.3% were girls and 98.7% were boys.

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

Births per year. The dot marks Selmer’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

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.

Names that peaked alongside Selmer

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