Selphie
Selphie Tilmitt is a character from the 1999 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VIII. She is introduced as a recent transfer student from Trabia Garden to its rival school Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries and home to several of the game's major characters.
Meaning & Origin of Selphie
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Selphie Tilmitt is a character from the 1999 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VIII. She is introduced as a recent transfer student from Trabia Garden to its rival school Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries and home to several of the game's major characters.
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The Story of Selphie
Selphie first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2007, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2007, when 5 Selphies were born — ranking #17,634 that year. As of 2026, Selphie ranks #17,634 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 5 Selphies have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Selphie
Selphie is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2007 and has accumulated 5 births in the dataset. Selphie's peak popularity came in 2007 when it ranked #17,634. Use the chart and map above to compare Selphie's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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