Boys' name · since 1914
Selvin
Selvin has 1,548 recorded births since 1914 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2021 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #3,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,844 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,548
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Selvin is the #2844 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,548 recorded since 1914.
Selvin has 1,548 recorded births among boys since 1914, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #2844 as of the latest data, more common than 80% of boys, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1914 to 2025.
- #3,865 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,844 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,548 born since 1914
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selvin ranks #3,865 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,844 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,548 born since 1914, peaking in the 2000s.
- #3,865 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,844 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,548
- born since 1914
- 2000s
- peak decade
Selvin's 1,548 recorded births place it above 91.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
10 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Selvin compares
1,548 Top 25% higher than 75% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Selvin's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Selvin | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,548 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 65 | 34 | 22,252 |
Selvin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Selvin splits its recorded history at 1990: 85% of all births land in the more recent half, 15% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1914 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 65 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Selvin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1914–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 65
- Annual births at peak, across 112 years of records
Selvin by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (428 births, 28% of the file).
2000s was Selvin's strongest decade.
428 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Selvin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 16
1910s
16 births
- 1920s 59
1920s
59 births
- 1930s 27
1930s
27 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 33
1950s
33 births
- 1960s 33
1960s
33 births
- 1970s 22
1970s
22 births
- 1980s 42
1980s
42 births
- 1990s
1990s
187 births
- 2000s
2000s
428 births
- 2010s
2010s
386 births
- 2020s
2020s
309 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 428 births (28% of all-time use).
How Selvin compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Selvin's total volume
Selvin by state
Where Selvin concentrates geographically, total births since 1914
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 198 | 12.8% |
| #2 | Texas | | 119 | 7.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 54 | 3.5% |
| #4 | Florida | | 27 | 1.7% |
| #5 | Maryland | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #6 | Virginia | | 22 | 1.4% |
| #7 | Georgia | | 15 | 1.0% |
| #8 | Tennessee | | 13 | 0.8% |
198 of 1,548 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 10 reporting states.
Selvin appears in 10 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Selvin's data
- Selvin's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (428 total births) through the 2020s (309) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Selvins (198 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Selvin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~111 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 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, 1914–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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 Selvin 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 August 2026.