Selma name meaning

By Nishant Saini

Updated: March 16th, 2024

Gender: Girl

Usage: Arabic, Bengali, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu, German, English, Faroese, Icelandic, Finnish, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Gujarati, Oriya and Tamil

Pronunciation: s(e)-lma

Meaning: Fair, Protected by God, God's Helmet, Sacrifice, Beautiful View and Perfectly Healthy

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What does Selma mean?
Variations of Selma
Middle Names for Selma
How popular is Selma?
Popularity Chart
Similar Names to Selma
Famous People Named Selma
Lists having Selma

What does Selma mean?

Persistent and Desirable Selma mostly is used in Faroese, Danish, Hindi, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Sanskrit, Swedish, Tamil, Icelandic, Arabic, Telugu, Norwegian, Gujarati, German, Finnish, Marathi, English and Bengali aimed at both sexes, meaning of Selma is "Fair, Protected by God, Helmet of God, Sacrifice, Beautiful View or Perfectly Healthy" has its origin in Germanic, Celtic and Arabic.

Selma is variant of Selima. Selima means Tranquil and Safe and Sound is rooted from Arabic and Hebrew is dominantly used in Arabic. Selma is effeminate variant of Selmer. Selmer is a form of Zelmer.

Also Selmer is variant of Selmar. Selmer is also version of Selm.

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How do I pronounce Selma?

s(e)-lma is the most common way to pronounce two syllabled Selma. sel-ma is another way(s) to say the name.

Variants of Selma

Anselma, Selima, Lima, Salima, Sällfrid, Anzelma, Salma, Selfrid

Names that rhyme with Selma

How popular is the name Selma?

Selma was a popular name in United States. Over 26707 babies have been given the first name in 180 years. At its zenith in 1891, it ranked 162nd when 798 parents chose the moniker for their baby girls.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 180 years. In addition to that, the name has been in the top 500 baby names an amazing 59 times Also, Selma was a popular name in France.

Over 10135 babies have been named Selma since 1900. When at the peak of its usage in 2017, the moniker grabbed the 112nd spot and 553 baby girls were given the name.

However the graph is now showing a downward trend after 68 years but still dominating the charts. In addition to that, the first name has been in the top 500 baby names 30 times Also, a popular name in Sweden with over 2229 new-borns have been given the name since 1999.

Recently peaking at the charts, 534 girls were bestowed the name and it was ranked at 16th position. Moreover, the given name has been to the top 50 baby names 4 times

Selma was a common name in Denmark.

Over 462 babies have been named Selma since 2005. At its zenith in 2010,. After 3 years of usage, the name has fallen out of the charts. In addition to that, the name has been in the top 50 baby names 3 times Selma is a familiar baby name in Switzerland, it has been in use since 1998 and was able to reach the top 200 names.

In 2007, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 127 on girl names chart when 54 babies were given the name Selma. Over 869 babies in Switzerland have been named Selma.

Also, in Belgium, it has been in use since 1995 and was able to reach the top 200 names. In 2012, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 190 on girl names chart when 55 babies were given the name Selma.

There are over 828 babies that have been given the name Selma in Belgium.

Selma is a unique baby name in England and Wales, it has been in use since 1996 and was able to reach the top 2000 names.

In 2005, it ranked 1082nd when 28 girls were named Selma. There are over 330 babies that have been given the name Selma in England and Wales. Also, in Netherlands, in just 5 years, it has made it to the top 400 names.

Recently in 2016, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 343 on girl names chart when 39 babies were named Selma. There are over 166 babies that have been given the name Selma in Netherlands.

However things change on global perspective, Selma is extremely popular in Turkey where every 1 in 500 have the name as well as in Brazil. Also the baby name is popular in Mozambique, Sudan, Namibia, Morocco, Algeria, Germany, Angola and Tunisia.

According to our estimate, at least 520000 people have been bestowed Selma around the globe.

Year	Boys		Girls
Year	Rank	Births	Rank	Births
2018			2312	78
2017			2167	87
2016			2055	95
2015			2147	88
2014			1863	108

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Selma in Nordic countries

Countries	Men		Women
Countries	First Name	Secondary Name	First Name	Secondary Name
	0	10	2359	416
	0	0	0	12093

Numerological aspects of Selma

Reveal your pain and let people who've hurt you know how you feel. Be the living proof to those who ignored you, they need to realize you were right this whole time. You often get involved with people who have a hard time to express how they actually feel. If letter A is your capstone in your name, it reveals your challenging nature and ambitious perspective. You should be more careful with your actions. You can hurt people with your recklessness.

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Rad - Unfamiliar Rad has its origin in Old English and Hebrew is used as a baby boy name, Rad means "Adviser" is dominantly used in English and Arabic
Firas - Unorthodox Firas came from Arabic is mainly used in Sindhi and Arabic and is aimed at boys, meaning of Firas is "Knight or Perspicacious"

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Middle names for Selma

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Famous people named Selma

Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger, Romanian-born German-language poet
Selma Jeanne Cohen, historian, teacher, author, and editor
Selma Chalabi, British radio producer and journalist for BBC Wales
Selma Fraiberg, child psychoanalyst, author and social worker
Selma Blair, American actress
Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic actress and singer born on 13 June 1974

Selma Diamond, Canadian-American comedic actress and radio and television writer
Selma Bajrami, Bosnian pop-folk singer
Selma Burke, American sculptor and a member of the Harlem Renaissance movement
Selma Hassan, Minister of Labor and Human Welfare of Eritrea
Selma Urfer, Swiss author, translator and actress
Selma Kurz, Austrian operatic soprano
Selma Botman, American academic
Selma Yağcı, Turkish female boxer competing
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