Selena
2025 SSA
Below 5 births
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.
Selena is also given to boys.
Pronounced suh-LEE-nuh.
As of October 2026, Selena ranked #268 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #91 in 1995, Nameberry popularity #498.
Popularity & trends
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #345 | 960 | — | 0 |
| 2015 | #321 | 1,014 | — | 0 |
| 2016 | #287 | 1,125 | — | 0 |
| 2017 | #243 | 1,305 | — | 0 |
| 2018 | #248 | 1,316 | — | 0 |
| 2019 | #234 | 1,334 | — | 0 |
| 2020 | #242 | 1,242 | — | 0 |
| 2021 | #203 | 1,452 | — | 0 |
| 2022 | #239 | 1,279 | — | 0 |
| 2023 | #229 | 1,306 | — | 0 |
| 2024 | #245 | 1,289 | — | 0 |
| 2025 | #268 | 1,170 | — | 0 |
World rankings
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Selena on lists
Famous Selenas
- Selena QuintanillaGirl
Pérez, American singer.
- Selena Marie GomezGirl
American actress and singer.
- Selena Li SzeGirl
wan, Hong Kong,Canadian actress.
- Selena RobertsGirl
American sportswriter.
- Selena RoyleGirl
American actress.
- Selena SteeleGirl
American dancer and actress.
- Selena TanGirl
Singaporean actress.
- Selena HamiltonGirl
dancer from Project 21.
Selena in pop culture
- Selena LuaGirl
character in Kresley Cole's "The Arcana Chronicles"
- SelenaGirl
character in the movie "28 Days Later"
- Selena RamosGirl
character in Lifetime's "The Client List"
- Selena CoombsGirl
character from TV series "American Gothic"
- SelenaGirl
character from the video game 'Fire Emblem Fates"