Selena

Girl name

Selena has been given to 59,944 babies in the U.S. since 1880. It peaked in 1995 and currently ranks #268 for girls (2025).

Meaning & origin /sɪˈliːnə/

Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

Origin: Ancient Greek

Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Total babies

59,944

Peak year

1995 (3,840 babies)

Rank in 2025

#268 for girls

First recorded

1880

10-year trend

▲ +15%

Gender split

100% girls / 0% boys

Selena Gomez

American singer and actress (born 1992)

Selena

American singer (1971–1995)

Notability data from Wikidata (CC0).

Same primary gender, peaked around the same years, and roughly as common as Selena.

61,717 babies since 1956

57,430 babies since 1971

57,289 babies since 1968

57,127 babies since 1948

56,724 babies since 1970

64,583 babies since 1968

54,545 babies since 1900

53,779 babies since 1945

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