Selwyn
About Selwyn
An old aristocratic English name which also belongs to Cambridge college, named for George Augustus Selwyn, the first Bishop of New Zealand, subsequently Bishop of Lichfield.
Pronounced SEL-win.
As of October 2026, Selwyn ranked #11774 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1184 in 1904.
Editor's take: The name Selwyn is a boy's name of Latin origin meaning "manor friend".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | 0 |
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Selwyn on lists
Famous Selwyns
- Selwyn Lloyd
English politician
- Selwyn Birchwood
American blues singer
Selwyn in pop culture
- Selwyn Froggitt
a character (created by Alan Plater) who figured in the Yorkshire Television sitcom "Oh No It's Selwyn Froggitt" (1976,77)
- The Selwyn family in Harry Potter are among the 'Sacred Twenty
Eight' pure,blood families; Dolores Umbridge claims to be a member
- Lord Selwyn Tarth
character in Game of Thrones (father of beloved character Brienne of Tarth)