Selma
Selma is a distinctive choice, ranked #2278 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Selma in their class.
About the Name Selma
Selma is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 162 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #1082 in 2005 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Selma is rare in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Selma in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Selma
- Selma Ergeç — Selma Ergeç is a Turkish-German actress, beauty pageant titleholder, model, designer, philologist, psychologist and doctor.
- Selma Muhedinović — Selma Silajdžić is a Bosnian former pop singer, famous in Bosnia and Herzegovina in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
- Selma Bacha — Selma Lena Bacha is a French professional footballer who plays as a left-back or left winger for Première Ligue club Lyon and the France national team.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Selma
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In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Selma
Almost certainly the only Selma in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2025)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
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