Selena

“Heavenly; or 'Moon', linked to the Greek goddess Selene” — Latin or Greek origin

Girl's name · #268 in the US (2025) · 90s

Selena reached #91 in 1995 and has eased to #268 since. In just three years its births jumped from about 380 in 1992 to 3,800 in 1995 — the years Tejano star Selena Quintanilla rose to fame, with a further surge after her death in March 1995. One of 1992's Selenas was Selena Gomez — named, as she has said herself, after the singer.

Around the world: about 1 in 900 girls in Belgium (2025) · about 1 in 1,000 girls in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 1,400 girls in France (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Selenas

Selena Gomez — American singer and actress (born 1992)
Selena — American singer
Selena Rocky Malone — indigenous LGBTQI activist
Selena Royle — American actress (1904-1983)
Selena Piek — badminton player

In stories & tradition

Selena Cross — fictional human
Selena — Zenon: Z3
Selena Davis — And Deliver Us from Evil

What Selenas become

Among 97 notable people named Selena:

Entertainers appear 2.13× more often than among typical names — e.g. Selena Gomez, American singer and actress (born 1992).

Similar names: Alexandria · Selene · Helena · Bianca · Serena · Karina

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