Meaning and history
From a surname derived from an Old English given name composed of the elements sele, meaning “manor,” and wine, meaning “friend.”
20062006: no US SSA record for this spelling
2007: 10 births, rank #7,590
2008: 8 births, rank #9,019
2009: 8 births, rank #8,985
2010: 7 births, rank #9,693
20112011: 6 births, rank #10,808
2012: 6 births, rank #10,770
2013: 10 births, rank #7,537
2014: 5 births, rank #12,108
2015: 8 births, rank #8,744
20162016: 6 births, rank #10,744
2017: 5 births, rank #12,246
2018: 8 births, rank #8,819
2019: no US SSA record for this spelling
2020: no US SSA record for this spelling
20212021: no US SSA record for this spelling
2022: no US SSA record for this spelling
2023: no US SSA record for this spelling
2024: 9 births, rank #8,312
20252025: 6 births, rank #10,695
In 2025, 6 babies were recorded with the name Selwyn, ranking #10,695 among boys.