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Origin & history of Selby1
English roots
Selby comes from the English tradition, meaning From The Farm of Willows.
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How popular is Selby?
1922
peak year
The name Selby reached its peak in 1922, with 24 registrations (ranked #1583). It had only entered records 13 years earlier, in 1909. Since then, the name has largely fallen out of use. Selby has been declining in recent years. Across all years on record, approximately 976 American babies have carried this name.
Year-by-year registrations
1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
24
Babies named in peak year
(ranked #1,583)
(ranked #1,583)
8
Avg. per year
(last decade)
(last decade)
80
Total registrations
last 10 years
last 10 years
976
All-time total
(since 1880)
(since 1880)
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Numerology of Selby9
Life path number
The Humanitarian
Compassion, wisdom and humanitarianism.
🌍Humanitarian
🎨Creative
🌟Wise
💝Loving
S1
E5
L3
B2
Y7
Sum: 18 → Life path 9
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Personality of Selby🌍
Compassionate soul
They carry the weight of the world with grace.
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Richly creative
Deep feeling translates into deep art.
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Old soul wisdom
They've always seemed wiser than their years.
💝
Unconditional love
Their love is vast and forgiving.
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