Baby name
RISING
🇧🇷 🇩🇪 🇮🇪 Selma
/SELL · mah/
Meaning
“Divinely protected”
Old Norse name derived from Heimskringla, meaning 'divinely protected' in Germanic tradition.
Nicknames
none
Vibe
warm
How it ages.
Selma peaked in Scandinavia in the early 20th century and remains moderately used; outside Nordic regions it is rare.
The cultural moment.
Scandinavia saw Selma adoption surge 1900-1950, now steady in Sweden and Norway but declining in English-speaking countries.