Selen
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning moon; from Selene.
Selen by the numbers
In 2025, 7 babies in England and Wales were named Selen. In the US, 6 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given several times more often in England and Wales than in the US.
Its American peak was 13 babies in 2007, making it a 2000s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Selen. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
Sounds like Selen
Names that are said the same way as Selen, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
- Celineheavenly; from caelum199 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selinemoon; a form of Selene or Celine8 in England and Wales (2025)
- Celenemoon goddess; a form of Selene16 in the US (2017)
- Celynholly14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Cellineheavenly; a form of Celine3 in England and Wales (2025)
- Ceylin15 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean the moon
Like Selen, 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)
- Cindymoon; a diminutive of Cynthia230 in the US (2017)
- Selinamoon goddess; form of Selene64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Artemisgoddess of the hunt and moon in Greek mythology44 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Selen
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