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Selim Name Popularity

    

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How popular is Selim?

In 2018 the rare name Selim, ranked the 1,961st Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

Uncommon, Selim would be a striking name choice.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #1,877 in 2017 with 78 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Selim in any given year was less than 5, most recently in 1998.

Selim, decisively moved upwards in popularity around the years 2007-2017.

Selim's popularity has been soaring upward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Selim has risen significantly.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Selim?

Selim's popularity is at or near its highest point when measured against its most notable year.

The name Selim is quite distinctive but will probably continue to rise upward in popularity.

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   Selim (Boy)
Year %No. of Babies Given NamePopul. Rank
2018 75 1,961
2017 78 1,877
2016 62 2,195
2015 56 2,346
2014 59 2,269
2013 29 3,643
2012 26 3,985
2011 26 3,965
2010 18 5,206
2009 15 6,031
2008 16 5,716
2007 9 8,800
2006 13 6,394
2005 13 6,154
2004 11 6,894
2003 16 4,999
2002 10 6,960
2001 9 7,414
2000 12 5,850
1999 9 6,999
1998 < 5 --
1997 7 7,969
1996 7 7,820
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1992 5 9,574
1991 5 9,383
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1987 5 7,942
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1985 5 7,399
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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.