Selvin
Selvin is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 56 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 560.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 202165 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1914
- 1,504people given the name
The story in the numbers
1,504 boys have been named Selvin in the United States since 1914, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2021, with 65 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2021, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 2007, and the 2000s alone account for 28%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Selvin | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 | |
| 1920s | 59 | |
| 1930s | 27 | |
| 1940s | 6 | |
| 1950s | 33 | |
| 1960s | 33 | |
| 1970s | 22 | |
| 1980s | 42 | |
| 1990s | 187 | |
| 2000s | 428 | |
| 2010s | 386 | |
| 2020s | 265 |
In 2021, its biggest year
Selvin was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2021 were Liam, Noah, Oliver, Elijah and James. See all of 2021.
Names that rose and fell with Selvin
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Isaiaspeak 2023
- Julienpeak 2009
- Maynorpeak 2022
- Larsonpeak 2023
- Everpeak 2023
- Tylanpeak 2024
- Kieranpeak 2024
- Cristhianpeak 2023
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.