Selvin
A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 38 babies a year in the US.
Selvin by the numbers
Selvin was given to 38 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 58 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
What we can tell you about Selvin
Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Selvin. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Sevin35 in the US (2017)
- Selimsafe, peaceful, or sound29 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sylvanof or relating to the forest7 in England and Wales (2025)
- Silviofrom the forest, wooded; a form of Silvius32 in the US (2017)
- Selmanpeace; a form of Salman7 in the US (2017)
- Silvinoof the forest; from silva meaning woods7 in the US (2017)
Sounds like Selvin
Names that are said the same way as Selvin, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Celvin6 in the US (2017)
Names about as common as Selvin
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