Seldon

Boy · recorded 1882–2006

  • 2006last recorded
  • 1887best year

Most popular in 1887.

Last recorded in 2006. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Seldon.

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Its story

Popularity since 1882

0356918821913194419752006

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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 84 recorded years as a table
Seldon, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
188244
188769
189257
189762
190734
190839
190930
191041
191131
191242
191320
191437
191519
191639
191712
191828
191916
192021
192121
192223
192324
192412
192519
192620
192729
192819
192916
193022
193119
193219
193316
193416
193513
193610
193711
193813
193913
19409
19417
19426
194315
194413
19457
19469
19476
19487
19497
19504
19516
19525
19536
19543
19553
19563
19573
19587
19593
19603
19614
19623
19634
19643
19653
19663
19683
19693
19703
19727
19734
19743
19758
19773
19793
19833
19873
19884
19902
19923
19943
19973
19993
20004
20043
20063

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Seldon 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.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 2006
6
Rank in 2006
#10,662
How rare
1 in 342,545 boys
Since 1882
988

Seldon was last recorded in 2006. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1887, at 69 per million boys born.

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

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