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Selda

  • Origin Turkish
  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 2
  • Letters 5
  • Births on record 544

Selda is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 1938 it was given to 9 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Selda is a name of Turkish origin.
  • Peaked in France in 1980, when 30 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in France.
  • First appears in birth records in 1974.
  • 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Selda over time

Births per decade in France, 1970s to 2010s. The striped bar is the 2010s, still in progress — it covers 2010 to 2014, not a full ten years.

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'70 '80 '90 '00 '10
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Births named Selda by decade in France
Decade Births
1970s 95
1980s 190
1990s 105
2000s 50
2010s (to 2014) 15

How popular is Selda?

In 2014, Selda was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Selda is used

United States #3,020 9 in 1938
England & Wales #6,654 3 in 2014
France #6,807 5 in 2014

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

French counts are rounded to the nearest five and nothing below five is published, so these figures show the shape of the name's use rather than an exact tally. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Selda

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Selda

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Selda — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Selda

How popular is the name Selda?

In 2014, Selda was given to 5 babies in France. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Selda a girl's or a boy's name?

Selda is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Selda?

Selda has 2 syllables.

When was Selda most popular?

Selda peaked in 1980, when 30 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.