Selden
#8,573 most common boys' name of all time · #21,687 across all names · 100% male / 0% female · used 1911–1978
Rank among boys
#8,573
Rank overall
#21,687 of 105,966
First appeared
1911
Years on the list
44 of 146
All-time
373
Since 2016
0
Peak year
1927 #2,102
Best rank
#1,860 1912
Girls
Boys
peak 16/yr
Selden first appears in 1911. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.
Year by year
| Year | Girls | Boys | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | — | 5 | 5 | #5,903 |
| 1962 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,753 |
| 1960 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,206 |
| 1958 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,095 |
| 1956 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,076 |
| 1952 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,769 |
| 1949 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,440 |
| 1948 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,836 |
| 1947 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,974 |
| 1946 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,620 |
| 1944 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,248 |
| 1943 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,240 |
| 1942 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,342 |
| 1941 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,590 |
| 1940 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,268 |
| 1939 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,956 |
| 1938 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,011 |
| 1937 | — | 8 | 8 | #2,795 |
| 1936 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,304 |
| 1935 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 1934 | — | 6 | 6 | #3,425 |
| 1933 | — | 5 | 5 | #3,795 |
| 1932 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,208 |
| 1931 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,767 |
| 1930 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,378 |
| 1929 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,096 |
| 1928 | — | 9 | 9 | #2,962 |
| 1927 | — | 16 | 16 | #2,102 |
| 1926 | — | 7 | 7 | #3,491 |
| 1925 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,271 |
| 1924 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,201 |
| 1923 | — | 8 | 8 | #3,281 |
| 1922 | — | 9 | 9 | #3,112 |
| 1921 | — | 14 | 14 | #2,342 |
| 1920 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,200 |
| 1919 | — | 12 | 12 | #2,466 |
| 1918 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,791 |
| 1917 | — | 15 | 15 | #2,061 |
| 1916 | — | 5 | 5 | #4,054 |
| 1915 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,546 |
| 1914 | — | 10 | 10 | #2,223 |
| 1913 | — | 7 | 7 | #2,413 |
| 1912 | — | 9 | 9 | #1,860 |
| 1911 | — | 5 | 5 | #1,986 |