Given name & surname
Selia
“one who is blind”
Selia is a variant of Sheila. In Irish use, Sheila carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Selia is a variant of Sheila. In Irish use, Sheila carries the interpretation “one who is blind.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1918. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Selia through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 739
- 0 boys · 739 girls
- Most popular year
- 2003
- 20 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +3%
- Steady
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 8 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 757 as a first name in 2020; a sample rank of No. 68,022 among surnames in 1990.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Selia’s family of names
Selia has a related form in Sheila. In Greek usage, Selia as a surname is a transliteration of Σελιά.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 3
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Appears in
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