How Many People Are Named Selmer?
people named Selmer are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 7,767,837 people in the US has this name
Based on 769 babies named Selmer in Social Security records from 1887 to 1950, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Population Percentage
Of US population
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Last year given
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Selmer (99.8%) were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Selmer alive today is about 83 years old, and 100% are 60 or older.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Selmer first appears in the records in 1887 and was given most often in 1916, to 43 babies. The last year it was given to at least 5 babies of one sex was 1950.
Babies given the name each year, 1887 to 1950
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Selmer alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Selmer were born in North Dakota than in any other state: about 1 of those alive today.
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