Selim is a rare variant of Selma that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Selim is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,638 for boy births in the United States (and #5,669 across all names), given to 50 babies. Selim was first reported in SSA data in 1971 and peaked in 2017 (78 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 50 | 50 | #2,638 |
| 2024 | 64 | 64 | #2,260 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | #2,504 |
| 2022 | 59 | 59 | #2,402 |
| 2021 | 56 | 56 | #2,432 |
| 2020 | 50 | 50 | #2,579 |
| 2019 | 74 | 74 | #1,995 |
| 2018 | 75 | 75 | #1,974 |
| 2017 | 78 | 78 | #1,880 |
| 2016 | 62 | 62 | #2,201 |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | #2,350 |
| 2014 | 59 | 59 | #2,270 |
| 2013 | 30 | 30 | #3,567 |
| 2012 | 26 | 26 | #3,987 |
| 2011 | 26 | 26 | #3,969 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,211 |
| 2009 | 15 | 15 | #6,037 |
| 2008 | 16 | 16 | #5,723 |
| 2007 | 9 | 9 | #8,804 |
| 2006 | 13 | 13 | #6,394 |
| 2005 | 13 | 13 | #6,160 |
| 2004 | 11 | 11 | #6,899 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #5,002 |
| 2002 | 10 | 10 | #6,964 |
| 2001 | 9 | 9 | #7,420 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | #5,852 |
| 1999 | 9 | 9 | #7,003 |
| 1997 | 7 | — | #7,971 |
| 1996 | 7 | — | #7,821 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,576 |
| 1991 | 5 | — | #9,384 |
| 1987 | 5 | — | #7,944 |
| 1985 | 5 | — | #7,401 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,521 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #4,964 |
| 1971 | 5 | — | #5,533 |