Selden — boys' name

What the Data Says About Selden

The Social Security Administration has registered 373 babies named Selden between 1911 and 1978, spanning 68 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Selden currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1978. The name reached its historical peak in 1927, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selden performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 115 births during that ten-year window. Across the 7 decades of recorded activity, Selden shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selden 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 373 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.