Selvin
Selvin was the 2872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2190th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 72 places. More babies were named Selvin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,872 boys, up 44 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 44boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202165 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,548babies recorded
Selvin popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,872 | 44 |
| 2020 | #2,916 | 41 |
| 2010 | #3,173 | 36 |
| 2000 | #2,910 | 31 |
| 1990 | #4,935 | 11 |
| 1980 | #7,114 | 5 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | #2,192 | 15 |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #2,430 | 12 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Selvin, counting every spelling?
Selvin has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Selvin?
44 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Selvin (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Selvin born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 191 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Selvin.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Selvin?
About 1,400 people born in the US named Selvin are alive today, with a median age of 17; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Selvin mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Selvin by state
How common Selvin was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 43 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
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Questions about the name Selvin
How popular is the name Selvin?
Selvin was the 2872nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 44 babies. Its best year was 2021, when it ranked 2190th with 65 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 72 places. More babies were named Selvin in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Selvin a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Selvin in the US.
Where is Selvin most popular?
In 2021–2025, Selvin was most common in Maryland (0.09 per 1,000 boys), followed by Tennessee and Texas.