Boys' name · since 1963
Selvyn
Selvyn has 10 recorded births since 1963 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1963 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #35,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
10 boys have been named Selvyn since 1963, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selvyn has been recorded 10 times among boys since 1963, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1960s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1963 to 2011.
- #35,573 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 10 born since 1963
- 1960s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selvyn ranks #35,573 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 10 born since 1963, peaking in the 1960s.
- #35,573 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 10
- born since 1963
- 1960s
- peak decade
Selvyn's 10 recorded births place it above 21.08% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Selvyn's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Selvyn's full recorded timeline at 2011, 50% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 50% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1963, with just 5 recorded births.
Selvyn popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1963–2011
- Peak year (1963)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 49 years of records
Selvyn by decade
1960s is the heaviest window (5 births, 50% of the file).
1960s was Selvyn's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Selvyn births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1960s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
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What to do with Selvyn's data
- Selvyn's usage has stayed within range of its 1960s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2010s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Selvyn: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1963)
Similar record span (~48 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, 1963–2011 (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 Selvyn 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.