Meaning and history
Latinized form of Selene. The name was borne by the Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla (1971–1995), who was widely known simply as Selena, and by the American actress and singer Selena Gomez (born 1992).
20062006: 1,164 births, rank #284
2007: 1,059 births, rank #319
2008: 957 births, rank #349
2009: 1,019 births, rank #321
2010: 984 births, rank #326
20112011: 986 births, rank #319
2012: 1,053 births, rank #304
2013: 945 births, rank #342
2014: 960 births, rank #345
2015: 1,016 births, rank #320
20162016: 1,126 births, rank #287
2017: 1,306 births, rank #243
2018: 1,316 births, rank #248
2019: 1,336 births, rank #233
2020: 1,243 births, rank #242
20212021: 1,453 births, rank #203
2022: 1,280 births, rank #239
2023: 1,307 births, rank #229
2024: 1,294 births, rank #245
20252025: 1,170 births, rank #268
Selena moved from #245 to #268 for girls between 2024 and 2025. Its highest annual birth count came in 1995, with 3,825 births.