Salena
A respelling of Selena, the Latinized form of the Greek Selene. She was the goddess who personified the moon, driving it across the sky in Greek myth.
Salena in 2025
Salena was given to 9 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 18,211th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 368,371 babies born.
The history of Salena
Salena reached its highest point in 1995, when 197 babies were given the name, ranking 1,694th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 1,396th, in 1977.
Across the 137 years of records since 1889, 5,163 babies have been named Salena. Half of them were born before 1990, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Salena by decade
| Decade | Babies named Salena | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 2,350 |
| 1890s | 23 | 1,860 |
| 1900s | 22 | 2,211 |
| 1910s | 62 | 4,388 |
| 1920s | 49 | 5,800 |
| 1930s | 22 | 6,749 |
| 1940s | 41 | 4,607 |
| 1950s | 123 | 4,049 |
| 1960s | 343 | 2,722 |
| 1970s | 930 | 1,396 |
| 1980s | 943 | 2,086 |
| 1990s | 1,413 | 1,694 |
| 2000s | 746 | 2,838 |
| 2010s | 349 | 5,607 |
| 2020s | 92 | 9,978 |
Where Salena is heading
Salena has fallen 72% over the past decade, from 32 babies in 2015 to 9 in 2025.
That is less than 5% of its 1995 peak — Salena is now a rare name in the United States.
Names like Salena
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Salena.