Selwyn — #8326 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Selwyn

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,402 babies named Selwyn between 1904 and 2024, spanning 121 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Selwyn currently holds the #8326 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1961, when 38 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selwyn performed strongest in the 1960s, accumulating 258 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Selwyn shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 160 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Illinois and Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Selwyn in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selwyn 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 1,402 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.