Selena
A girls’ name of Greek origin, meaning moon goddess; a form of Selene.
How Selena has moved
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| Year | US rank |
|---|---|
| 2015 | #321 |
| 2016 | #288 |
| 2017 | #243 |
| 2018 | #249 |
| 2019 | #234 |
| 2020 | #243 |
| 2021 | #203 |
| 2022 | #239 |
| 2023 | #229 |
| 2024 | #245 |
| 2025 | #268 |
Selena by the numbers
In 2025, 134 babies in England and Wales were named Selena. In the US, 1,296 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
For the size of the two countries, it is given noticeably more often in the US than in England and Wales.
Its American peak was 3,824 babies in 1995, making it a 1990s name.
At its height, in 1995, about 1 in 500 American girls born that year was called Selena.
Other names that come from Selene
Like Selena, each of these traces back to Selene: a form of it, a name built from it, or a son or daughter of it. Not always the same sex.
- Selinmoon; a form of Selene44 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)
- Selena-Mariamoon goddess; a form of Selene combined with Maria4 in England and Wales (2025)
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Selena. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Serenacalm, peaceful, tranquil761 in the US (2017)
- Selenemoon goddess289 in the US (2017)
- Selinamoon goddess; form of Selene64 in England and Wales (2025)
- Salenasolemn, dignified; a form of salina36 in the US (2017)
- Selenimoon; a form of Selene26 in the US (2017)
- Selenmoon; from Selene7 in England and Wales (2025)
Sounds like Selena
Names that are said the same way as Selena, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.
Other names that mean God
Like Selena, 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 Selena, 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)
- Artemisgoddess of the hunt and moon in Greek mythology44 in England and Wales (2025)
- Mahnoormoon light89 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Selena
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