Baby name

Selena

Girl

Origin of the name

Selena is a form of Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon. The singer Selena Quintanilla made it famous.

Classic name

The high point came in 1995, with 3,825 births and the No. 91 spot that year. It has stood the test of time: births were recorded in 146 of the 146 years since 1880. Its rank in 2025: No. 268.

59,887births since 1880

1990sgeneration

No. 91rank at its peak, in 1995

Where babies named Selena are born

1995

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The darker the blue, the more common Selena is in the state, compared with its births. White: no births published that year.

Where it is most popular

Compared with the national average, Selena is most common in Nevada (2.6 times), Arizona (2.2) and New Mexico (2.1), taking into account all births in each state since 1910.

One letter apart

Elena 108,013
Serena 47,450
Helena 40,412
Selina 19,225
Selene 9,713
Salena 5,163

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