How Many People Are Named Selin?
An estimated 988 people in the United States have the first name Selin. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 19 years old, and Selin peaked in popularity in 2006 with 45 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selin as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Selin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
988
About 1 in 346,917 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
19
years old
Peak Year
2006
45 births
Total Registered
1,004
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selin
Selin is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,004 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Selin as a female name
Ranked #4,630 in 2024
30 female births in 2024
Peak: 2006 (45 births)
Selin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selin span from the 1980s to the 2020s, covering 5 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 363 babies were registered. While Selin is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Selin by Decade
How has Selin tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Selin by State
Birth registrations for Selin span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, California, New Jersey. The lowest are in Virginia, Texas, Illinois. On average, about 47 Selins were registered per state.
Selin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Selin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Selin
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Selin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selin?
We estimate approximately 988 people named Selin are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 346,917 Americans share this first name.
Is Selin a common name?
Selin is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 90% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,004 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selin most popular?
Selin reached peak popularity in 2006, when 45 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selin is approximately 19 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selin a female name?
Selin is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selin Smith, Selin Johnson, Selin Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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