Selwyn
Selwyn was the 11774th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 1184th; the most babies were born in 1961 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,346 places. More babies were named Selwyn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #11,774 boys
- Babies in 2025
- 6boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 196138 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,418babies recorded
Selwyn popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 10 since 1924.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #11,774 | 6 |
| 2020 | — | — |
| 2010 | #10,564 | 7 |
| 2000 | — | — |
| 1990 | #4,139 | 14 |
| 1980 | #4,081 | 10 |
| 1970 | #1,842 | 24 |
| 1960 | #1,725 | 23 |
| 1950 | #2,746 | 9 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #1,596 | 22 |
| 1920 | #2,736 | 11 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Selwyn, counting every spelling?
Selwyn has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Selwyn?
6 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Selwyn (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Selwyn 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 1,368 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Selwyn.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Selwyn?
About 800 people born in the US named Selwyn are alive today, with a median age of 52; half are between 34 and 64. That makes Selwyn mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
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.
Selwyn by state
How common Selwyn was among boys born in each state in 1959–1963, around its peak. In 49 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 Selwyn
How popular is the name Selwyn?
Selwyn was the 11774th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 6 babies. Its best year was 1904, when it ranked 1184th; the most babies were born in 1961 (38). Over the last ten years it has moved down 2,346 places. More babies were named Selwyn in the 1960s than in any other decade.
Is Selwyn a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Selwyn in the US.
Where was Selwyn most popular?
In 1959–1963, Selwyn was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 boys), followed by Texas and Texas.