Selwyn · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1904

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.

See the 106 recorded years as a table

Selwyn, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1904	47
1912	14
1913	10
1914	8
1915	15
1916	11
1917	16
1918	20
1919	11
1920	10
1921	5
1922	20
1923	13
1924	19
1925	19
1926	18
1927	21
1928	29
1929	22
1930	20
1931	27
1932	19
1933	8
1934	15
1935	9
1936	12
1937	7
1938	6
1939	5
1941	10
1942	5
1944	6
1945	4
1946	5
1947	3
1948	7
1949	7
1950	5
1951	8
1952	3
1953	6
1954	6
1955	7
1956	5
1957	7
1958	8
1959	14
1960	11
1961	18
1962	18
1963	14
1964	13
1965	16
1966	12
1967	9
1968	11
1969	11
1970	13
1971	9
1972	10
1973	8
1974	8
1975	6
1976	7
1977	7
1978	4
1979	5
1980	6
1981	7
1982	7
1983	4
1984	8
1985	5
1986	8
1987	5
1988	8
1989	9
1990	7
1991	6
1992	13
1993	5
1994	5
1995	6
1996	6
1997	7
1998	8
1999	3
2001	3
2002	3
2003	5
2004	4
2005	3
2007	5
2008	4
2009	4
2010	4
2011	3
2012	3
2013	5
2014	3
2015	4
2016	3
2017	3
2018	4
2024	5
2025	4

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Selwyn isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

More like it

More like Selwyn

The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 6
Rank in 2025: #10,695
How rare: 1 in 284,679 boys
Since 1904: 1,408

Most popular in 1904, at 47 per million boys born.

Over the ten years to 2025 it has fallen by 16% per million boys born.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.