boy's name
Selassie
- Gender Boy
- Syllables 3
- Letters 8
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 96
Selassie is a boy's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in 2021, when 8 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 663,130 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 2000.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Selassie over time
Births per decade in the United States, 2000s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 2000s | 23 |
| 2010s | 46 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 27 |
How popular is Selassie?
In 2025, Selassie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Selassie
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Selassie also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Selassie over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Selassie
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Selassie — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Selassie
How popular is the name Selassie?
In 2025, Selassie was given to 5 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.
Is Selassie a girl's or a boy's name?
Selassie is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
How many syllables are in Selassie?
Selassie has 3 syllables.
When was Selassie most popular?
Selassie peaked in 2021, when 8 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Selassie a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Selassie currently ranks #13,054 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.