Selma
Usage of Selma in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Selma against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Selma is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Featured in baby name books
Selma is German for “God’s helmet” or Norse for “divinely protected,” and also a version of the Arabic Selima. Actress Selma Blair is a notable bearer. A namesake is activist Selma James, who founded the International Wages for Housework Campaign.
Selma in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 61 girls were named Selma, making it the #2778 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 26,881 girls have been named Selma, with the most (798) in 1918. It is most common, relative to births, in California and Texas.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
Other countries
Counts are babies born that year, or living people for "all ages" rows, as published by each country's statistics office or population register.
Selma in other languages
- Zelma Hungarian, Latvian
- Salma Arabic
- Salmine Norwegian
- Salome Icelandic
Selma name days
- February 21 Norway
- June 27 Sweden
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Storms named Selma
Tropical storms, hurricanes, typhoons and cyclones that have been named Selma, newest first.
| Storm | Year | Ocean | Peak wind |
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| Tropical storm Selma | 2017 | Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Tropical storm Selma | 1987 | Eastern Pacific | 65 km/h |
| Cyclone Selma (Category 1) | 1975 | South Indian Ocean | 130 km/h |
| Tropical storm Selma | 1970 | Eastern Pacific | 111 km/h |
Source: IBTrACS, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information. Peak wind is the highest sustained wind recorded for the storm.
Towns named Selma
There are 29 towns and villages with Selma in their name, in 7 countries.
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| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Selma | California, 🇺🇸 United States | 24,414 | Map |
| Selma | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | 19,519 | Map |
| Selma | Texas, 🇺🇸 United States | 9,108 | Map |
| Selma | North Carolina, 🇺🇸 United States | 6,307 | Map |
| Selma | Indiana, 🇺🇸 United States | 844 | Map |
| Selma | Oregon, 🇺🇸 United States | 695 | Map |
| Selma | Virginia, 🇺🇸 United States | 529 | Map |
| Selma | Grisons, 🇨🇭 Switzerland | 49 | Map |
| Ehel Selma | Hodh Ech Chargi, 🇲🇷 Mauritania | – | Map |
| Lower Selma | Nova Scotia, 🇨🇦 Canada | – | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Lakes named Selma
There are 3 lakes and reservoirs with Selma in their name.
| Name | Where | |
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| Selma Lake | Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| North Lake - Selma | Missouri, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
| Selma Hunting Club Lake | Alabama, 🇺🇸 United States | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Selma songs
6 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Selma in their title. The best known:
- Da sam pekar / Selma – Bijelo Dugme (1974)
- Selma (1974)
- "Den fallande Stjernan". Sånger till Selma. Selmas bild – Jacob Axel Josephson
- "Den fallande Stjernan". Sånger till Selma. Skogsblomman – Jacob Axel Josephson
- "Den fallande Stjernan". Sånger till Selma. Slumra – Jacob Axel Josephson
- SELMA
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Selma
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Selma.
Selma Bajrami
Selma Blair
Selma Ergeç
Selma Stern
Fictional characters named Selma
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Selma as a pet name
FurryName has found 4,003 dogs named Selma in public pet registers, making it the #3,884 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (3981), Basel (2), Zurich (2). Selma as a dog name →
FurryName has found 4,549 cats named Selma in public pet registers, making it the #2,332 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Sweden (4545), Corangamite Shire (1), Tacoma (1). Selma as a cat name →
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