Masculine dossier · first seen 1914
Selvin
Rising
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
2021
Peak births
65
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Gen Alpha
Quick answers about Selvin
How many people are named Selvin?
An estimated 1,403 living Americans are named Selvin.
How rare is Selvin?
Selvin is very rare among babies today, with 44 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 32.3% from its 2021 peak.
How old is the typical Selvin?
The median age of a living American named Selvin is approximately 17 years, with most bearers falling between 7 and 25 years old.
Is Selvin still popular?
Yes — Selvin is currently rising in popularity, with 44 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.1× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Selvin most common?
Selvin has its strongest geographic signal in California, where it appears 2.0× more often than the national baseline.
1914Peak 20212025
Peak year
2021
Decline from peak
32.3%
2025
44
All-time
1,548
Where it lives now
Selvin is most concentrated in California — about 2.0× the national rate in the 1990s.
States where Selvin is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.