Seldon

Where Seldon comes from

Wiktionary's etymology listing comes up empty for Seldon.

Seldon through the years
  1. 1839
    Seldon Connor born
    Union United States Army general
  2. 1882
    First appearance
    #943 among boys with 5 babies, the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1887
    Peak, #752
    7 babies named Seldon, its best rank.
  4. 1888
    The fade
    The first year with half the peak's births.
In the dictionary

Wiktionary has no entry for this spelling.

Namesakes
  • Seldon Connor · Union United States Army general, 1839–1917

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.