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Sela Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Sela?

In 2018 the rare name Sela, ranked the 3,469th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Sela would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #2,048 in 2000 with 81 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sela was less than 5, most recently in 1989.

Sela, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 1992-1995, 1997-2000, and 2015-2017.

Sela's popularity has steadily increased for some time. , continuing the trend, the number of children named Sela lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sela?

Sela's popularity is at a mid point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Sela is very unique but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Sela (Girl)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 45 3,469
2017 27 5,021
2016 22 5,939
2015 29 4,824
2014 34 4,335
2013 29 4,860
2012 37 4,103
2011 43 3,650
2010 31 4,707
2009 50 3,342
2008 51 3,308
2007 63 2,885
2006 68 2,663
2005 64 2,665
2004 47 3,256
2003 64 2,548
2002 61 2,575
2001 66 2,404
2000 81 2,048
1999 33 3,705
1998 20 5,319
1997 11 8,228
1996 31 3,615
1995 29 3,757
1994 20 4,980
1993 20 4,955
1992 9 9,332
1991 8 10,057
1990 7 11,136
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1987 10 7,233
1986 7 9,346
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1979 7 8,785
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1977 6 9,378
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.