girl's name
Selya
- Gender Girl
- Letters 5
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 440
Selya is a girl's name. In 2025 it was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in France in 2005, when 30 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade in France.
- Today about 1 in 58,952 babies in France is given this name.
- First appears in birth records in 1993.
Selya over time
Births per decade in France, 1990s 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 |
|---|---|
| 1990s | 15 |
| 2000s | 170 |
| 2010s | 170 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 85 |
How popular is Selya?
In 2025, Selya was given to 10 babies in France. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
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 Selya is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sélya | Sélya is a rare spelling of Selya, written with an acute accent and recorded about 85 times, mostly in France. | 85 |
Names that peaked alongside Selya
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Selya also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Selya over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Selya
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Selya — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Selya
Is Selya a girl's or a boy's name?
Selya is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
When was Selya most popular?
Selya peaked in 2005, when 30 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Selya a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Selya currently ranks #2,703 in France. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.