Globally, Selama (Selama 
) is quite a rare gender-neutral given name. The first name Selama is habitual in Mauritania, where it is quite a rare gender-neutral name, Ethiopia, where it is a rare feminine name, and Algeria, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Ethiopia, India, and Mauritania. More frequently, Selama is the last name as well as the forename.