Is Selby a boy or girl name?

Selby is a unisex name. Of the 981 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 29.9% were girls and 70.1% were boys.

Selby

Recorded 1909–2025 · United States

Selby was most popular in 1993, when 26 American babies were given the name — ranking #6,446 that year. In 2025 it ranked #24,763, with 5 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 981 people named Selby.

Selby over time

Births per year. The dot marks Selby’s peak in 1993. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Selby a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Selby is a unisex name — 29.9% of the 981 Americans given it were girls and 70.1% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 85% girls and 15% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org