How Many People Are Named Selwyn?
people named Selwyn are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 400,685 people in the US has this name
Based on 1,418 babies named Selwyn in Social Security records from 1904 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎💎 Very Rare
Peak Year
43 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From a surname which was originally derived from an Old English given name, which was formed of the elements sele "manor" and wine "friend".
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Of the babies given the name Selwyn, 0.5% were girls and 99.5% were boys.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Selwyn alive today is about 47 years old, and 45% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 33 and 63 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Selwyn first appears in the records in 1904 and was given most often in 1961, to 43 babies. In 2025, 6 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1904 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Selwyn has never been one of the 100 most popular boys' names. Its best rank was #1,183, in 1904. In 2025 it ranked #11,770.
| Boys | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #11,770 |
| Best rank | #1,183 (1904) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #1,569 in the 1960s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Selwyn alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Selwyn were born in New York than in any other state: about 53 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Selwyn was given about 10 times as often in New York.
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