Selena
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About Selena
Selena is smooth, shiny, and sensual, a nineteenth-century name that found new life in the Latino community, following the biopic of slain Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, starring Jennifer Lopez. But you don't have to be Latin to love Selena, which is both distinctive yet in step with stylish modern names such as Seraphina and Celia.
Young Disney channel favorite Selena Gomez, former star of The Wizards of Waverly Place and current pop singer, was named after Selena Quintanilla. Selina Kyle is the secret identity of Catwoman.
Selena is an alternate name of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting.
Pronounced suh-LEE-nuh.
As of October 2026, Selena ranked #268 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #91 in 1995, Nameberry popularity #273.
Editor's take: The name Selena is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "moon".
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #345 | 960 | 537.4 |
| 2015 | #321 | 1,014 | 568 |
| 2016 | #287 | 1,125 | 634.9 |
| 2017 | #243 | 1,305 | 755.9 |
| 2018 | #248 | 1,316 | 773.6 |
| 2019 | #234 | 1,334 | 794.8 |
| 2020 | #242 | 1,242 | 768.3 |
| 2021 | #203 | 1,452 | 884.9 |
| 2022 | #239 | 1,279 | 779.8 |
| 2023 | #229 | 1,306 | 813.9 |
| 2024 | #245 | 1,289 | 795.6 |
| 2025 | #268 | 1,170 | 727.9 |
World rankings
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Selena on lists
Famous Selenas
- Selena Quintanilla
Pérez, American singer.
- Selena Marie Gomez
American actress and singer.
- Selena Li Sze
wan, Hong Kong,Canadian actress.
- Selena Roberts
American sportswriter.
- Selena Royle
American actress.
- Selena Steele
American dancer and actress.
- Selena Tan
Singaporean actress.
- Selena Hamilton
dancer from Project 21.
Selena in pop culture
- Selena Lua
character in Kresley Cole's "The Arcana Chronicles"
- Selena
character in the movie "28 Days Later"
- Selena Ramos
character in Lifetime's "The Client List"
- Selena Coombs
character from TV series "American Gothic"
- Selena
character from the video game 'Fire Emblem Fates"