Selvyn — boys' name

What the Data Says About Selvyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Selvyn between 1963 and 2011, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Selvyn currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1963, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selvyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Selvyn shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selvyn 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.