Selena

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Selena is a feminine given name, a probable variant of Selene, the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion.

From Wikipedia

Selena first appears in the data in 1880 and has been recorded in 145 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1995 with 3,825 babies (rank #91 that year). In 2024 it was given to 1,289 girls (rank #245). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Selena

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Selena yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

2Destiny numberThe peacemakerDiplomatic, sensitive, partnership-minded.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
11Soul urgeThe visionary (master)Intuitive and inspirational — a heightened 2.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
9PersonalityThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

58,753

Total babies (all years)

145

Years in the data

3,825

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Selena

Selena Gomezpop singer · b. 1992
Selenafilm actor · b. 1971

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1880	5	#928
1881	7	#734
1882	5	#1,016
1883	6	#912
1884	11	#675
1885	15	#572
1886	10	#770
1887	14	#629
1888	18	#609
1889	11	#833
1890	14	#753
1891	17	#662
1892	11	#950
1893	16	#764
1894	13	#898
1895	11	#1,043
1896	13	#942
1897	16	#819
1898	21	#744
1899	11	#1,019
1900	20	#856
1901	17	#822
1902	17	#868
1903	23	#711
1904	17	#903
1905	15	#1,004
1906	16	#956
1907	14	#1,081
1908	19	#936
1909	21	#904
1910	21	#967
1911	23	#923
1912	28	#972
1913	27	#1,060
1914	37	#984
1915	40	#1,071
1916	34	#1,244
1917	35	#1,239
1918	32	#1,377
1919	41	#1,173
1920	46	#1,115
1921	44	#1,165
1922	43	#1,183
1923	44	#1,172
1924	37	#1,349
1925	43	#1,193
1926	45	#1,147
1927	36	#1,356
1928	40	#1,221
1929	46	#1,093
1930	44	#1,126
1931	25	#1,542
1932	31	#1,342
1933	38	#1,155
1934	25	#1,512
1935	29	#1,378
1936	25	#1,499
1937	35	#1,233
1938	35	#1,246
1939	40	#1,157
1940	22	#1,736
1941	27	#1,533
1942	41	#1,261
1943	42	#1,270
1944	64	#980
1945	50	#1,119
1946	41	#1,371
1947	50	#1,300
1948	57	#1,208
1949	61	#1,170
1950	58	#1,222
1951	69	#1,132
1952	90	#996
1953	67	#1,187
1954	85	#1,070
1955	59	#1,317
1956	53	#1,467
1957	58	#1,396
1958	212	#680
1959	214	#686
1960	198	#720
1961	257	#635
1962	241	#653
1963	206	#714
1964	226	#681
1965	272	#580
1966	298	#549
1967	294	#548
1968	271	#582
1969	271	#607
1970	297	#594
1971	435	#465
1972	357	#496
1973	589	#363
1974	446	#437
1975	344	#518
1976	464	#432
1977	791	#302
1978	597	#356
1979	522	#412
1980	451	#471
1981	454	#469
1982	391	#515
1983	367	#517
1984	368	#525
1985	310	#611
1986	282	#655
1987	246	#736
1988	212	#849
1989	281	#705
1990	263	#779
1991	313	#686
1992	375	#606
1993	663	#384
1994	918	#301
1995	3,825	#91
1996	2,291	#142
1997	1,998	#157
1998	2,278	#139
1999	2,118	#153
2000	1,645	#194
2001	1,485	#214
2002	1,288	#247
2003	1,179	#269
2004	1,242	#258
2005	1,379	#242
2006	1,164	#284
2007	1,059	#319
2008	957	#349
2009	1,019	#321
2010	983	#328
2011	986	#319
2012	1,052	#304
2013	943	#345
2014	960	#345
2015	1,014	#321
2016	1,125	#287
2017	1,305	#243
2018	1,316	#248
2019	1,334	#234
2020	1,242	#242
2021	1,452	#203
2022	1,279	#239
2023	1,306	#229
2024	1,289	#245