Selena

Meaning and origin of Selena

Popularity of Selena in France since 1986

• It peaked in 2010.
• Over recent years, Selena has been stable (+1.5% a year).
• In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Selena every 8.2 schools, all spellings combined.

Selena in English-speaking countries

Selena ranks 110^th in Ontario (Canada), 246^th in United States and 295^th in British Columbia (Canada), against 277^th in France.

• Ontario (Canada)ServiceOntario · 2022-24

  110^th girls’ name281 babies in 3 years1 girl in 550−0.4% a year

• British Columbia (Canada)BC Vital Statistics · 2021-23

  295^th girls’ name35 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,134

• United StatesSSA · 2023-25

  246^th girls’ name3,771 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,2810% a year

• England and WalesONS · 2023-25

  296^th girls’ name441 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,741+14.1% a year

• IrelandCSO · 2023-25

  351^st girls’ name33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 1,965

• ScotlandNRS · 2023-25

  395^th girls’ name24 babies in 3 years1 girl in 2,266

Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Northern Ireland and New Zealand.

Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. The spellings Selena, Séléna, Sélèna and Sélena are counted together; other spellings are counted apart.

Same sound, other spellings

• Séléna355
• Sélèna35
• Sélena25
• Céléna (in French)40
• Celena (in French)10
• Selenna5

Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.

Names similar to Selena

• Thalia
• Héléna
• Léonore
• Océane
• Cassandre
• Ilona
• Philippine
• Sophia
• Ariane
• Mélina
• Maïa
• Gaïa

See also

• →French names of Greek origin