Selby · Shortlist Together

Meaning

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Its story

Popularity since 1909

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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 76 recorded years as a table

Selby, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
Year	Per million
1909	30
1914	11
1915	11
1916	19
1917	17
1918	20
1919	13
1920	14
1921	19
1922	22
1923	10
1924	15
1925	12
1926	8
1927	5
1928	11
1929	13
1930	7
1931	9
1932	15
1933	10
1934	15
1935	13
1936	9
1937	8
1938	6
1939	11
1940	5
1941	10
1942	6
1943	7
1944	7
1945	4
1946	4
1947	5
1948	4
1950	5
1951	4
1952	5
1953	5
1954	6
1955	3
1956	3
1957	3
1958	3
1959	3
1960	4
1961	2
1962	3
1963	4
1964	3
1967	3
1968	3
1969	4
1970	4
1971	3
1972	4
1973	4
1974	4
1977	5
1983	4
1986	3
1987	3
1990	2
1991	3
1993	8
1994	3
1995	4
1996	4
1998	3
2003	3
2006	3
2008	3
2011	3
2014	3
2025	3

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Selby 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

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2025: 5
Rank in 2025: #12,008
How rare: 1 in 341,615 boys
Since 1909: 688

Most popular in 1909, at 30 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Selby doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

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