Is Seldon a boy or girl name?

Seldon is a boy’s name. Of the 988 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Seldon

Recorded 1882–2006 · United States

Seldon was most popular in 1916, when 35 American babies were given the name — ranking #2,225 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 988 people named Seldon.

Seldon over time

Births per year. The dot marks Seldon’s peak in 1916. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Seldon a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Seldon is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 988 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were 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.

Names that peaked alongside Seldon

Where Seldon is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

Kentucky 50.6×

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