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Selena Name Origin: Spanish
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Pronunciation: seh-lee-nah
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Infographic of Selena name meaning, which is A Spanish variant of the Greek Selene, Selena means moon.
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Selena Name Popularity
How popular is the name Selena? Here’s everything we know.
Year |
Rank |
# Births |
% Births |
1910 |
825 |
7 |
0.002% |
1911 |
960 |
5 |
0.0013% |
1912 |
1,124 |
5 |
0.001% |
1913 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1914 |
1,016 |
11 |
0.0016% |
1915 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1916 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1917 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1918 |
1,066 |
18 |
0.0017% |
1919 |
1,330 |
8 |
0.0008% |
1920 |
1,038 |
21 |
0.0019% |
1921 |
1,684 |
5 |
0.0004% |
1922 |
1,320 |
11 |
0.001% |
1923 |
1,082 |
20 |
0.0018% |
1924 |
1,436 |
8 |
0.0007% |
1925 |
1,309 |
11 |
0.001% |
1926 |
1,200 |
14 |
0.0013% |
1927 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1928 |
1,095 |
18 |
0.0017% |
1929 |
1,102 |
16 |
0.0015% |
1930 |
1,033 |
20 |
0.0019% |
1931 |
1,553 |
5 |
0.0005% |
1932 |
1,314 |
7 |
0.0007% |
1933 |
1,079 |
14 |
0.0015% |
1934 |
1,412 |
6 |
0.0006% |
1935 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1936 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1937 |
1,182 |
11 |
0.0011% |
1938 |
1,325 |
7 |
0.0007% |
1939 |
1,037 |
17 |
0.0017% |
1940 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1941 |
— |
0 |
0% |
1942 |
1,524 |
6 |
0.0005% |
1943 |
1,253 |
13 |
0.001% |
1944 |
949 |
29 |
0.0023% |
1945 |
1,190 |
14 |
0.0011% |
1946 |
1,401 |
11 |
0.0007% |
1947 |
1,479 |
11 |
0.0007% |
1948 |
1,074 |
31 |
0.0019% |
1949 |
1,200 |
23 |
0.0014% |
1950 |
1,717 |
6 |
0.0004% |
1951 |
1,179 |
25 |
0.0015% |
1952 |
1,082 |
35 |
0.002% |
1953 |
1,172 |
29 |
0.0016% |
1954 |
1,091 |
39 |
0.0021% |
1955 |
1,345 |
21 |
0.0011% |
1956 |
1,730 |
10 |
0.0005% |
1957 |
1,451 |
19 |
0.001% |
1958 |
679 |
165 |
0.0087% |
1959 |
682 |
163 |
0.0086% |
1960 |
707 |
160 |
0.0084% |
1961 |
616 |
226 |
0.012% |
1962 |
641 |
200 |
0.0109% |
1963 |
713 |
157 |
0.0087% |
1964 |
670 |
185 |
0.0105% |
1965 |
591 |
219 |
0.0134% |
1966 |
562 |
237 |
0.0152% |
1967 |
557 |
241 |
0.0159% |
1968 |
564 |
241 |
0.016% |
1969 |
589 |
235 |
0.0153% |
1970 |
604 |
235 |
0.0148% |
1971 |
462 |
391 |
0.026% |
1972 |
474 |
333 |
0.0244% |
1973 |
362 |
543 |
0.0419% |
1974 |
428 |
416 |
0.032% |
1975 |
514 |
302 |
0.0235% |
1976 |
432 |
422 |
0.0327% |
1977 |
297 |
767 |
0.0569% |
1978 |
356 |
561 |
0.0417% |
1979 |
404 |
497 |
0.0352% |
1980 |
477 |
399 |
0.0273% |
1981 |
471 |
411 |
0.028% |
1982 |
504 |
353 |
0.0236% |
1983 |
525 |
315 |
0.0213% |
1984 |
537 |
311 |
0.0209% |
1985 |
617 |
255 |
0.0168% |
1986 |
641 |
239 |
0.0158% |
1987 |
745 |
190 |
0.0125% |
1988 |
830 |
167 |
0.0107% |
1989 |
731 |
223 |
0.0138% |
1990 |
769 |
216 |
0.013% |
1991 |
710 |
254 |
0.0156% |
1992 |
629 |
319 |
0.02% |
1993 |
388 |
620 |
0.0398% |
1994 |
306 |
865 |
0.0564% |
1995 |
91 |
3,804 |
0.2524% |
1996 |
143 |
2,268 |
0.1515% |
1997 |
157 |
1,969 |
0.1331% |
1998 |
139 |
2,263 |
0.1512% |
1999 |
153 |
2,109 |
0.1408% |
2000 |
191 |
1,632 |
0.1068% |
2001 |
215 |
1,461 |
0.097% |
2002 |
248 |
1,262 |
0.0842% |
2003 |
270 |
1,147 |
0.0754% |
2004 |
260 |
1,224 |
0.0803% |
2005 |
241 |
1,351 |
0.0884% |
2006 |
283 |
1,142 |
0.0729% |
2007 |
317 |
1,019 |
0.0646% |
2008 |
346 |
923 |
0.0597% |
2009 |
320 |
988 |
0.0661% |
2010 |
325 |
951 |
0.066% |
2011 |
319 |
946 |
0.0664% |
2012 |
299 |
1,023 |
0.0718% |
2013 |
341 |
905 |
0.0636% |
2014 |
342 |
922 |
0.0633% |
2015 |
313 |
985 |
0.0677% |
2016 |
276 |
1,101 |
0.0764% |
2017 |
238 |
1,278 |
0.0916% |
2018 |
243 |
1,281 |
0.0932% |
2019 |
228 |
1,301 |
0.0961% |
2020 |
236 |
1,203 |
0.0945% |
2021 |
204 |
1,331 |
0.1089% |
District of Columbia (DC)
Data via SSA.gov.
Names Like Selena
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What names are diminutives of Selena?
A diminutive is a name that’s like Selena sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Selena, but shorter.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Celie
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Blind; sixth; heavenly; the moon
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Welsh
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Celinette
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“The little goddess of the moon.” A French form of Selena.
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French
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What names are variants of Selena?
Mix it up with these names that are a variation of the name Selena.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Caleen
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The moon
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Greek
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Caleena
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The moon
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Greek
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Calina
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Beautiful, lovely; the moon
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Greek
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Celene
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Heaven; the moon
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Latin
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Celenia
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Heaven; the moon
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Latin
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Celie
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Blind; sixth; heavenly; the moon
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Welsh
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Celina
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Heaven; the moon
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Latin
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Celinda
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Heavenly; heaven; the moon
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Latin
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Celine
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Heaven
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Latin
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Cellina
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The moon
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Greek
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Celyna
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Heavenly; the moon
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Latin
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Saleena
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The moon
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Indian (Sanskrit)
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What names sound like Selena?
If you like how Selena sounds, you might also like these names that sound like Selena.
What names are similar to Selena?
Find a name that’s like Selena, but just a little bit different.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Celena
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The moon
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Greek
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Zelenia
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Greek
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Siblings of Selena
Mamas with kids named Selena also have kids with these names.
Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
Faith
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Devotion
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English
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Selina
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The moon
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Greek
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Dominic
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Of the Lord
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Latin
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Alexis
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Defender
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Greek
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Joshua
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God is salvation
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Hebrew
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