Celena

A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning moon goddess; a variant of Selena.

Babies a year
36
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Celena by the numbers

Celena was given to 36 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 202 babies in 1995, so it is a 1990s name that has since fallen a long way.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Celena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Celinaheavenly; from Latin caelestis35 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Celenemoon goddess; a form of Selene16 in the US (2017)
  • Cerena7 in the US (2017)
  • Calena5 in the US (2017)
  • Celineheavenly; from caelum199 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Celiaheavenly or of the sky; a form of Caelia317 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Celena

Names that are said the same way as Celena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Selenamoon goddess; a form of Selene1,296 in the US (2017)
  • Selinamoon goddess; form of Selene64 in England and Wales (2025)

Other names that mean God

Like Celena, each of these has God in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Isabellapledged to God15,112 in the US (2017)
  • Elizabethmy God is an oath8,924 in the US (2017)
  • Angelmessenger of God6,157 in the US (2017)
  • Auroradawn; Roman goddess of sunrise1,030 in England and Wales (2025)
  • SamanthaGod has heard; feminine form of Samuel4,308 in the US (2017)
  • Micahwho is like God3,924 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean the moon

Like Celena, each of these has the moon in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Lunamoon5,327 in the US (2017)
  • Aylahalo of moonlight; oak tree980 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Kamarithe moon; Arabic origin674 in the US (2017)
  • Selenemoon goddess289 in the US (2017)
  • Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)
  • Artemisgoddess of the hunt and moon in Greek mythology44 in England and Wales (2025)

Names about as common as Celena

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