Selina
A form of Selena, the Latinized Greek Selene, the name of the moon goddess and the ordinary Greek word for the moon itself.
Selina in 2025
Selina was given to 176 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,417th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 18,837 babies born.
The history of Selina
Selina reached its highest point in 1995, when 704 babies were given the name, ranking 721st that year.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 19,225 babies have been named Selina. Half of them were born before 1991, which places the name's centre of gravity with Millennials.
Selina by decade
| Decade | Babies named Selina | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 110 | 1,003 |
| 1890s | 185 | 905 |
| 1900s | 173 | 1,126 |
| 1910s | 281 | 1,670 |
| 1920s | 282 | 2,382 |
| 1930s | 161 | 2,964 |
| 1940s | 191 | 2,763 |
| 1950s | 644 | 1,448 |
| 1960s | 2,148 | 1,025 |
| 1970s | 2,272 | 873 |
| 1980s | 2,659 | 1,089 |
| 1990s | 4,175 | 721 |
| 2000s | 2,692 | 1,458 |
| 2010s | 2,235 | 1,902 |
| 2020s | 1,017 | 2,417 |
Where Selina is heading
Selina has fallen 21% over the past decade, from 222 babies in 2015 to 176 in 2025.
Names like Selina
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Selina.