boy's name
Selvin
- Gender Boy
- Letters 6
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 1,548
Selvin is a boy's name. In 2025 it was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2021, when 65 babies were given the name.
- Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 75,352 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1914.
Selvin over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 16 |
| 1920s | 59 |
| 1930s | 27 |
| 1940s | 6 |
| 1950s | 33 |
| 1960s | 33 |
| 1970s | 22 |
| 1980s | 42 |
| 1990s | 187 |
| 2000s | 428 |
| 2010s | 386 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 309 |
How popular is Selvin?
In 2025, Selvin was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
Names that peaked alongside Selvin
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Selvin also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Selvin over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Selvin
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Selvin — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Selvin
How popular is the name Selvin?
In 2025, Selvin was given to 44 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Selvin a girl's or a boy's name?
Selvin is given almost entirely to boys in birth records.
When was Selvin most popular?
Selvin peaked in 2021, when 65 babies were given the name. Its usage has held steady over the past decade.
Is Selvin a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Selvin currently ranks #2,879 in the United States. Its usage has held steady over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.