Selia
A girls’ name with no widely documented etymology — three syllables, given to 7 babies a year in the US.
Selia by the numbers
Selia was given to 7 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 20 babies in 2003, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Selia
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Selia. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Selinamoon goddess; form of Selene64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selmahelmet of God; divine protection87 in the US (2017)
- Selinmoon; a form of Selene44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selarock or stone; biblical musical term27 in the US (2017)
- Sheliafairy woman; a form of Síle16 in the US (2017)
- Seniawelcoming; a form of Xenia6 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Selia
Names that are said the same way as Selia, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Celiaheavenly or of the sky; a form of Caelia317 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Selia
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