Recorded 1920–1931 Boys' name Peak 1920 10 births

Selbert — boys' name

10 babies named Selbert in U.S. Social Security records since 1920, with the highest year being 1920. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1920s51930s5

The verdict

10 boys have been named Selbert since 1920, peaking in the 1920s, last recorded in 1931.

10
total births
1920–1931
years on record
1920s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1920s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Selbert was born in this single decade.

1920
Single peak year

5 babies were named Selbert in 1920 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selbert

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Selbert between 1920 and 1931, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Selbert currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1931. The name reached its historical peak in 1920, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selbert performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Selbert shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Kentucky, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Selbert in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selbert in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Selbert at a glance

Last recorded 1931

Total births

10

Since 1920

12 years of records

Peak year

1920

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1931

Active since

1920

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1931

Selbert popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1931–1920

Last recorded 1931
Peak year (1920)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 19311920 5

Selbert by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
5 births that decade — 50% of Selbert's all-time total
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Selbert by state

Where Selbert concentrates geographically — total births since 1920

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Selbert
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Kentucky
5 50.0%
Kentucky share of Selbert's total US births 50.0%

5 of 10 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selbert?
10 babies have been named Selbert since 1920. It was last recorded in 1931. The peak year was 1920 with 5 births.
When was Selbert most popular?
Selbert was most popular in the 1920s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1920.
Where is Selbert most popular?
The top states for the name Selbert are Kentucky (5 births).
How long has the name Selbert been used?
Selbert has been recorded in Social Security data since 1920, spanning 12 years of data through 1931.
What names are similar to Selbert?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selvin, Selwyn, Selim, Seldon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1920–1931 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.