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Selig
OriginGerman
Meaning"blessed, happy in life"
US RankUnranked
Below 5 births
About Selig
Selig comes from the Yiddish vocabulary word meaning 'happy, fortunate, blessed.' Most of us are more familiar with its Woody Allen variation, Zelig.
Pronounced SAY-lig.
As of October 2026, Selig ranked #3957 in US births in 1938 SSA, peaked at #2172 in 1925.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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- Selig Brodetsky
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- Edward Selig Salomon
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- Selig Starr (born Zelig Starobinski)
Polish,American Talmudic scholar and rabbi
- Bud Selig
commissioner of Major League Baseball
- Kyle Selig
actor who plays Aaron Samuels in the "Mean Girls" musical
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