boy's name
Selian
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Rare
- Births on record 45
Selian is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
- Peaked in France in 2003, when 5 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 117,911 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 2003.
Selian over time
Births per decade in France, 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 | 20 |
| 2010s | 10 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 15 |
How popular is Selian?
In 2025, Selian was given to 5 babies in France. It is a rare choice.
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.
How Selian is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sélian | Sélian is a rare spelling of Selian, written with an acute accent and recorded about 20 times, mostly in France. | 20 |
Names that peaked alongside Selian
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Selian also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Selian over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Selian
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Selian — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Selian
Is Selian a girl's or a boy's name?
Selian is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Selian most popular?
Selian peaked in 2003, when 5 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Selian a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Selian currently ranks #5,161 in France. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.