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Girl name

Selia

/ˈsɛliə/ · 100% girls · last recorded 2024

Selia has been given to about 739 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2003, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɛliə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 603
Median age today31 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Selia per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2003 · 20
  • Born in 20250
  • All time739

How popular is Selia?

Its best year was 2003, when 20 babies were given the name, ranking 6012th. The typical living American called Selia is about 31 years old today.

Names that sound like Selia

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shelia0.88
  2. Celia0.85
  3. Delia0.85
  4. Lelia0.85
  5. Elia0.85
  6. Melia0.85
  7. Selina0.81
  8. Selma0.74

Middle names for Selia

Ranked by flow score
  1. Selia Josephine0.84
  2. Selia Rose0.83
  3. Selia Louise0.83
  4. Selia June0.82
  5. Selia Pearl0.82
  6. Selia Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Selia

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aureliobrother · 0.75
  2. Tomasbrother · 0.75
  3. Vicentebrother · 0.74
  4. Aileensister · 0.73
  5. Georginasister · 0.72
  6. Belensister · 0.71

Where Selia is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Selia White0.78
    2. Selia Reyes0.78
    3. Selia Nguyen0.78
    4. Selia Moore0.78
    5. Selia Lee0.78
    6. Selia Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Selia

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.