First Name SELMA

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SELMA is ranked as the 1591st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 16,368.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 5.13 people named SELMA for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named SELMA is 7,982.
  • The SSA data also shows that SELMA is used as a girl's name 99% of the time.

First Names SELMA
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 16,368 +/-2.8%
  • National Rank 1,591
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 5.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,982
  • National Rank 2,406
  • Percentile Rank 97.40%
  • Proportion/100k 2.50

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SELMA is 76.1% White, 8.7% Hispanic origin, 11.0% Black, 1.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SELMA have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SELMA is included in the following name categories:
  • Turkish feminine given name
  • US feminine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English feminine given name
  • German feminine given name
  • Common Swedish feminine given name - SCB Data
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SELMA

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.1% 63.9% 12.2%
Hispanic origin 8.7% 16.3% -7.6%
Black 11.0% 12.3% -1.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SELMA is Florida where 2,201 people have this name.
  • North Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SELMA, as 11.96 in every 100,000 North Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • North Dakota is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Idaho (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 352 2.74 95.9% Indiana 126 1.92 92.6% Iowa 117 3.77 94.0% Kansas 56 1.94 85.2% Michigan 412 4.16 97.9% Minnesota 241 4.41 96.4% Missouri 106 3.55 91.3% Nebraska 53 2.79 84.4% North Dakota 88 11.96 84.1% Ohio 225 1.94 94.9% South Dakota 35 4.15 74.6% Wisconsin 261 4.54 96.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 352 2.74 95.9%
Indiana 126 1.92 92.6%
Iowa 117 3.77 94.0%
Kansas 56 1.94 85.2%
Michigan 412 4.16 97.9%
Minnesota 241 4.41 96.4%
Missouri 106 3.55 91.3%
Nebraska 53 2.79 84.4%
North Dakota 88 11.96 84.1%
Ohio 225 1.94 94.9%
South Dakota 35 4.15 74.6%
Wisconsin 261 4.54 96.3%
West State Statistics First-Names SELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 49.1% Arizona 262 3.9 93.6% California 2,106 5.43 98.7% Colorado 81 1.51 88.8% Hawaii 36 2.54 84.3% Idaho 23 1.43 73.0% Montana 47 4.6 80.0% Nevada 101 3.55 89.3% New Mexico 69 3.31 84.0% Oregon 139 3.5 91.4% Utah 50 1.69 82.6% Washington 297 4.2 96.5% Wyoming 9 1.6 47.8%

West States
State stats for the first name SELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 49.1%
Arizona 262 3.9 93.6%
California 2,106 5.43 98.7%
Colorado 81 1.51 88.8%
Hawaii 36 2.54 84.3%
Idaho 23 1.43 73.0%
Montana 47 4.6 80.0%
Nevada 101 3.55 89.3%
New Mexico 69 3.31 84.0%
Oregon 139 3.5 91.4%
Utah 50 1.69 82.6%
Washington 297 4.2 96.5%
Wyoming 9 1.6 47.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 138 3.84 92.8% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 304 4.51 94.7% New Hampshire 37 2.82 80.6% New Jersey 240 2.68 94.2% New York 1,710 8.66 98.8% Pennsylvania 431 3.37 96.6% Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.1% Vermont 24 3.75 81.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 138 3.84 92.8%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 304 4.51 94.7%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 80.6%
New Jersey 240 2.68 94.2%
New York 1,710 8.66 98.8%
Pennsylvania 431 3.37 96.6%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.1%
Vermont 24 3.75 81.6%
South State Statistics First-Names SELMA State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 121 2.49 92.6% Arkansas 96 3.24 90.3% Delaware 25 2.66 87.8% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 85.1% Florida 2,201 11.06 99.1% Georgia 424 4.2 96.8% Kentucky 143 3.23 92.0% Louisiana 147 3.17 92.7% Maryland 257 4.3 96.1% Mississippi 106 3.55 91.3% North Carolina 600 6.03 97.9% Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.3% South Carolina 197 4.08 94.1% Tennessee 222 3.39 95.1% Texas 1,373 5.09 98.5% Virginia 327 3.93 96.0% West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SELMA

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 121 2.49 92.6%
Arkansas 96 3.24 90.3%
Delaware 25 2.66 87.8%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 85.1%
Florida 2,201 11.06 99.1%
Georgia 424 4.2 96.8%
Kentucky 143 3.23 92.0%
Louisiana 147 3.17 92.7%
Maryland 257 4.3 96.1%
Mississippi 106 3.55 91.3%
North Carolina 600 6.03 97.9%
Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.3%
South Carolina 197 4.08 94.1%
Tennessee 222 3.39 95.1%
Texas 1,373 5.09 98.5%
Virginia 327 3.93 96.0%
West Virginia 27 1.47 74.0%
 

Full Names with SELMA as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SELMA as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SELMA.

The most popular full name is SELMA Johnson. 0.71% of all the people named SELMA have this family name.

There are 2507 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SELMA

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SELMA Johnson 0.71%
2 SELMA Smith 0.57%
3 SELMA Cohen 0.45%
4 SELMA Brown 0.43%
5 SELMA Harris 0.40%
6 SELMA Miller 0.40%
7 SELMA Schwartz 0.37%
8 SELMA Davis 0.34%
9 SELMA Jackson 0.34%
10 SELMA Levy 0.31%
11 SELMA Nelson 0.28%
12 SELMA Turner 0.28%
13 SELMA Williams 0.28%
14 SELMA Anderson 0.26%
15 SELMA Goldberg 0.26%
16 SELMA Gonzalez 0.26%
17 SELMA Hill 0.26%
18 SELMA Katz 0.26%
19 SELMA Lee 0.26%
20 SELMA Roberts 0.26%