Seline
Girl name · #3008 in 2025 · Very rare
Seline is currently the #3008 girl name in the United States — 55 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #11835, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 32,727 girls born in 2025 was named Seline.
The 94-year story
Seline first appears in the Social Security records in 1931, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2025, with 55 babies and a rank of #2998. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Seline per year. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Seline in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Seline is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Seline will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Seline is most common
State-level data for Seline is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Seline
Statistically, parents drawn to Seline tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Seraphine, Souline, Divine, Valentine, and Raine.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Seline | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | #2998 |
| 2024 | 38 | #3892 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3833 |
| 2022 | 31 | #4472 |
| 2021 | 45 | #3435 |
| 2020 | 22 | #5487 |
| 2019 | 26 | #5041 |
| 2018 | 19 | #6248 |
| 2017 | 19 | #6287 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6901 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11835 |
| 2014 | 8 | #11931 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | 17 | #7144 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12153 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16992 |
| 2009 | 11 | #9975 |
| 2008 | 11 | #10084 |
| 2007 | 13 | #9007 |
| 2006 | 19 | #6592 |
| 2005 | 9 | #10921 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 15 | #7207 |
| 2002 | 8 | #11108 |
| 2001 | 6 | #13521 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Seline a popular girl name?
Seline ranked #3008 among girls in 2025 with 55 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #11835.
When was the name Seline most popular?
Seline peaked in 2025, when 55 American girls received the name (ranked #2998 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Seline?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 32,727 newborn American girls was named Seline. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.