Selig

SEH-lihg /ˈsɛlɪɡ/
boy 2 syllables fading

Selig is a very rare boys' name that was most common in the 1920s and has all but disappeared.

Selig is a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1938. Selig was first reported in SSA data in 1912 and peaked in 1925 (15 births).

About the name Selig

PronunciationSEH-lihg /ˈsɛlɪɡ/
15peak births 1925
1912first in SSA data

Names similar to Selig

How popular is Selig?

Boys named Selig
1912191519201925193019351938
Boys named Selig per year hover for count and boys rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1912–1938 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1938) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Selig total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19385—#3,957
19327—#3,323
19306—#3,946
192910—#2,739
19289—#3,041
19276—#4,141
19266—#4,118
192515—#2,172
192412—#2,610
192310—#2,910
19215—#4,878
19207—#3,769
19195—#4,706
191810—#2,854
19177—#3,498
19167—#3,458
19156—#3,766
19148—#2,611
19136—#2,756
19127—#2,236