Masculine dossier · first seen 1904

Selwyn

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Selwyn
Creator: Social Security Administration

Stable Decline Gradual decline from 1961

Peak era

1961

Peak rank proxy

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1904Peak 19612024

Peak year

1961

Decline from peak

76.3%

2024

All-time

1,402

Selwyn is past its period of maximum cultural dominance, but it has not disappeared. Unlike names that burn out quickly, it still carries enough usage to remain cross-generational rather than purely nostalgic.

Your name peaked in 1961, when 38 boys were named Selwyn.

In 2024, only 9 boys were given the name.

Down 76.3% from its peak.

All told, about 1,402 Americans have been named Selwyn and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1904.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGradual decline from 1961

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