Selena: Meaning, origin and popularity

Pronounced suh-LEE-nuh · 3 syllables

Selena means “heavenly; sky, heaven”, from Greek.

Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelina (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.

How popular is Selena?

Selena was the #268 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,170 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1990.

Babies named Selena in the US by five-year period, relative to its peak (around 1990).

Half of US adults named Selena are older than 31; most are between 20 and 62. (Estimated from US births by year and life tables.)

Chosen by the same families or with a similar style and era.

Selena means “heavenly; sky, heaven”. It comes from Greek.

Selena is pronounced suh-LEE-nuh.

Selena was the #268 name in the US in 2025, given to 1,170 babies. Its use has been fairly steady over the last decade. It peaked around 1990.

Half of US adults named Selena are older than 31. Most are between 20 and 62.