Quick answers about Selwyn
How many people are named Selwyn?
An estimated 823 living Americans are named Selwyn.
How rare is Selwyn?
Selwyn is very rare among babies today, with 6 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 84.2% from its 1961 peak.
How old is the typical Selwyn?
The median age of a living American named Selwyn is approximately 50 years, with most bearers falling between 33 and 63 years old.
Is Selwyn still popular?
Not especially. Selwyn has been declining since its 1961 peak and registered 6 births in 2025.
Where is Selwyn most common?
Selwyn has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 3.3× more often than the national baseline.
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Where it lives now
Selwyn is most concentrated in New York — about 3.3× the national rate in the 1920s.
States where Selwyn is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.
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