How Many People Are Named Selvin?
An estimated 1,374 people in the United States have the first name Selvin. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Selvin peaked in popularity in 2021 with 65 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selvin 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 Selvin paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
1,374
About 1 in 249,457 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2021
65 births
Total Registered
1,504
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selvin
Selvin is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 1,504 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Selvin as a male name
Ranked #2,464 in 2024
56 male births in 2024
Peak: 2021 (65 births)
Selvin: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selvin span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 428 babies were registered. While Selvin is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Selvin by Decade
How has Selvin 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.
Selvin by State
Birth registrations for Selvin span all 10 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee. On average, about 46 Selvins were registered per state.
Selvin + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Selvin as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Selvin
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Selvin: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selvin?
We estimate approximately 1,374 people named Selvin 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 249,457 Americans share this first name.
Is Selvin a common name?
Selvin is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 91.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,504 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selvin most popular?
Selvin reached peak popularity in 2021, when 65 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selvin is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selvin a male name?
Selvin is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selvin Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selvin Smith, Selvin Johnson, Selvin 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.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me