Given name & surname
Selman
Selman is a surname. It is used in English and Albanian.
Meaning & origin
A reliable meaning for Selman isn’t established in our sources yet. Rather than guess, we show what is recorded: how the name is used, how often, and the names it’s connected to.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1914. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Selman through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 76
- 76 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2017
- 7 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −80%
- Cooling
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 269 as a first name in 2020; 3,787 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Selman’s family of names
Selman has a diminutive in Man. In English usage, Selman as a surname has a related form in SELLMAN. In English usage, Selman as a surname has a related form in ZELMAN.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Around the world
Selman has relatives in 3 languages.
4 related names in 3 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Selman
- Selman WaksmanAmerican scientist, biochemist, microbiologist who discovered Streptomycin and many antibiotics1888–1973
- Selman AkbulutTurkish mathematician (born 1949)
- Selman AdaTurkish composer, pianist and conductorborn 1953
- Selman SevinçTurkish association football player (born 1995)
- Selman SelmanagićGerman architect (1905–1986)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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