Selmer is a rare boys' name that was most common in the 1910s and has all but disappeared.
Selmer is predominantly a boy name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1950. Selmer was first reported in SSA data in 1887 and peaked in 1916 (43 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5 | — | — | #4,122 |
| 1949 | 6 | — | — | #3,642 |
| 1948 | 8 | — | — | #2,975 |
| 1947 | 7 | — | — | #3,328 |
| 1945 | 7 | — | — | #2,959 |
| 1944 | 6 | — | — | #3,387 |
| 1943 | 9 | — | — | #2,712 |
| 1942 | 8 | — | — | #2,911 |
| 1941 | 5 | — | — | #3,937 |
| 1940 | 7 | — | — | #3,093 |
| 1939 | 6 | — | — | #3,433 |
| 1938 | 6 | — | — | #3,484 |
| 1937 | 7 | — | — | #3,136 |
| 1936 | 12 | — | — | #2,160 |
| 1935 | 9 | — | — | #2,687 |
| 1934 | 15 | — | — | #1,920 |
| 1933 | 5 | — | — | #4,080 |
| 1932 | 9 | — | — | #2,813 |
| 1931 | 8 | — | — | #3,064 |
| 1930 | 13 | — | — | #2,279 |
| 1929 | 14 | — | — | #2,185 |
| 1928 | 15 | — | — | #2,141 |
| 1927 | 18 | — | — | #1,946 |
| 1926 | 18 | — | — | #1,899 |
| 1925 | 27 | — | #5,668 | #1,669 |
| 1924 | 23 | — | — | #1,670 |
| 1923 | 28 | — | — | #1,414 |
| 1922 | 33 | — | — | #1,281 |
| 1921 | 25 | — | — | #1,539 |
| 1920 | 26 | — | — | #1,493 |
| 1919 | 32 | — | — | #1,261 |
| 1918 | 36 | — | — | #1,170 |
| 1917 | 32 | — | #5,223 | #1,358 |
| 1916 | 43 | — | — | #981 |
| 1915 | 39 | — | — | #1,034 |
| 1914 | 36 | — | — | #930 |
| 1913 | 23 | — | — | #1,073 |
| 1912 | 13 | — | — | #1,410 |
| 1911 | 8 | — | — | #1,367 |
| 1909 | 8 | — | — | #1,142 |
| 1908 | 6 | — | — | #1,352 |
| 1906 | 8 | — | — | #989 |
| 1905 | 5 | — | — | #1,399 |
| 1902 | 6 | — | — | #1,118 |
| 1901 | 6 | — | — | #1,042 |
| 1900 | 8 | — | — | #1,037 |
| 1899 | 10 | — | — | #707 |
| 1897 | 9 | — | — | #780 |
| 1895 | 5 | — | — | #1,217 |
| 1894 | 5 | — | — | #1,213 |
| 1893 | 9 | — | — | #761 |
| 1892 | 10 | — | — | #744 |
| 1891 | 6 | — | — | #945 |
| 1890 | 9 | — | — | #730 |
| 1888 | 6 | — | — | #1,017 |
| 1887 | 6 | — | — | #903 |