Total births
32
Unisex name · since 1915
Sellers
32 babies named Sellers in U.S. Social Security records since 1915, with the highest year being 1917. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 32
- total births
- 1915–2022
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
Sellers is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 32 have been recorded since 1915.
Sellers has 32 recorded births among boys since 1915, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1910s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1915 to 2022.
- 32 total births
- 1915–2022 years on record
- 1910s peak decade
- 53% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
32 boys have been named Sellers since 1915, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 2022.
- 32
- total births
- 1915–2022
- years on record
- 1910s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade
53% of everyone ever named Sellers was born in this single decade.
1917
Single peak year
6 babies were named Sellers in 1917 - its busiest year on record.
Sellers's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sellers's SSA record in two at 1935 and the more recent half accounts for 47% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 53%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1915, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1917 peak of 6, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sellers at a glance
Last recorded 2022Peak year
1917
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1915
Sellers popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1915–2022
- Peak year (1917)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 108 years of records
Sellers popularity over time - girls
11 total births recorded since 2024 (Sellers as girls' name)
Sellers by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1910s was Sellers's strongest decade.
17 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.
Sellers births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
17 births
- 1930s 5
1930s
5 births
- 2010s 5
2010s
5 births
- 2020s 5
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 17 births (53% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sellers? ▼
32 babies have been named Sellers since 1915. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 1917 with 6 births.
When was Sellers most popular? ▼
Sellers was most popular in the 1910s decade with 17 total births. The single peak year was 1917.
Is Sellers a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Sellers is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 32 births, and as a girl's name it has 11 births.
How long has the name Sellers been used? ▼
The SSA has tracked Sellers since 1915 -- 108 years through the most recent 2022 data.
What names are similar to Sellers? ▼
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.
What to do with Sellers's data
- Sellers's decade-level peak was the 1910s (17 total births); usage has since declined to 5 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Sellers
Nearby Names Like Sellers
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Sellers
Selvin Boy
#2450 1,548 births
Selwyn Boy
#8352 1,408 births
Selim Boy
#2246 1,023 births
Seldon Boy
988 births
Selmer Boy
759 births
Compare Sellers side by side: Sellers vs Selvin Sellers vs Selwyn Sellers vs Selim
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Data Sources
Data as of June 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1915–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sellers: Baby Name Since 1915 - 32 Births, Peak 1917." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sellers. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Sellers draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.