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Selina

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

Girl's name · #1278 in the US (2025) · 90s

Selina's best rank, #372, came in 1995; it has settled back to #1278 today. Roughly 19,000 girls have been named Selina since 1880.

Around the world: about 1 in 540 girls in Austria (2025) · about 1 in 570 girls in Switzerland (2024) · about 1 in 1,100 girls in Norway (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Selinas

• Selina Gasparin — Swiss biathlete
• Selina Jen — Taiwanese singer, actress and television host
• Selina Freitag — German ski jumper
• Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon — British countess (1707-1791)
• Selina Jörg — German snowboarder

In stories & tradition

• Selina (Catwoman) — Batman · Gotham
• Selina Kyle — Gotham
• Selina Meyer — Veep

What Selinas become

Among 333 notable people named Selina:

Sports figures appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Selina Gasparin, Swiss biathlete.

Similar names: Carina · Selena · Celina · Nicolette · Melina · Roxana

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