How Many People Are Named Nevin Selvan?

There are approximately 1 people named Nevin Selvan living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Nevin with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Selvan. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 342,754,338 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Nevin

Last Name

Selvan

Nevin: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Nevin. The peak year was 2007 with 146 births. The average person named Nevin today is 34 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Nevin

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Nevin in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Nevin rose or fell over time.

White

68.44%

Black

7.50%

Hispanic

7.39%

Asian/Pacific Islander

10.90%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.88%

Two or More Races

4.89%

Ancestry of the Selvan Surname

The surname Selvan was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Asian and Pacific Islander in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Selvan in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

10.00%

Black

0.91%

Hispanic

11.36%

Asian/Pacific Islander

75.45%

Two or More Races

2.27%

How we calculated this

The first name "Nevin" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Selvan" appears at a rate of 0.07 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Nevin are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 1 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Nevin

Nevin Smith Nevin Johnson Nevin Williams Nevin Brown Nevin Jones Nevin Garcia Nevin Dawson

Other people with the surname Selvan

Michael Selvan Robert Selvan John Selvan William Selvan James Selvan David Selvan

Nevin Selvan: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Nevin Selvan?

We estimate approximately 1 people named Nevin Selvan are alive in the United States today. The first name Nevin is shared by 5,012 Americans, and the surname Selvan is shared by 252.

How rare is the name Nevin Selvan?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 342,754,338 Americans. The first name Nevin is rare and the surname Selvan is very rare.

Is Nevin a male or female name?

Nevin is predominantly male, with 98.5% of bearers being male and 1.5% female. It peaked in popularity in 2007 and the average bearer today is 34 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Nevin?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Nevin was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (68.44%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (10.90%) and Black (7.50%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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