Selena

Selena

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: English

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 1996 and has been recorded in 21 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2016 with 65 babies (rank #653 that year). It was not in the 2024 data. The name has been declining over the last five years.

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.

642

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1996	16	#1,215
1997	11	#1,643
1998	22	#989
1999	14	#1,381
2000	24	#923
2001	20	#1,055
2002	12	#1,639
2003	15	#1,466
2004	23	#1,068
2005	30	#929
2006	19	#1,374
2007	24	#1,190
2008	24	#1,240
2009	30	#1,078
2010	32	#1,067
2011	39	#932
2012	50	#787
2013	53	#749
2014	63	#644
2015	56	#720
2016	65	#653

Year

Babies

Rank

1996

#1,215

1997

#1,643

1998

#989

1999

#1,381

2000

#923

2001

#1,055

2002

#1,639

2003

#1,466

2004

#1,068

2005

#929

2006

#1,374

2007

#1,190

2008

#1,240

2009

#1,078

2010

#1,067

2011

#932

2012

#787

2013

#749

2014

#644

2015

#720

2016

#653

Meaning

Numerology of Selena

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Famous people named Selena

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Year-by-Year Detail