Selma is a girl's name of Arabic origin meaning “peaceful.” In 2024 it was given to 61 girls in the United States.
Selma belongs to the Muslim & Arabic tradition. Its meaning — “peaceful” — is the sense carried by its Arabic roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Selima.
In the United States, Selma first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #163 in 1891, and in 2024 61 babies received the name — 26,820 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Selma means “peaceful” in its Arabic roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Selma is a girl name. In 2024, 61 babies received the name in the US.
Selma comes from the Muslim & Arabic tradition. It is also spelled Selima.
Selma first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #163 in 1891, and 61 babies were given the name in 2024.
Selma is pronounced /ˈsɛlmə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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