Selena
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Selena comes from Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon, and means “moon,” with forms like Selina and Celine. The name gained use in the 1800s through a British countess called Selina. Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, whose career ended in 1995, popularized it, and singer Selena Gomez was named for her.
Sources: 10,000 Baby Names, 1,107 Baby Names That Stand the Test of Time, Baby Names Book, Baby Names (Laura Emerson), Baby Names Made Easy, Baby Names Your Child Can Live With, The Everything Baby Names Book, Numerology for Baby Names
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Usage of Selena in different languages / cultures
The list below was created by gathering names from various sources for different languages, and then matching Selena against each list of names.
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Note: In some cases it is possible for the check mark to be missing even if Selena is used in a particular country, as almost no source name list has 100% coverage.
Selena in official name statistics
United States
In 2025, 1,170 girls were named Selena, making it the #268 girls' name in the US. Since 1880, 59,887 girls have been named Selena, with the most (3,825) in 1995. It is most common, relative to births, in New Mexico, Hawaii and Rhode Island.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2025. Names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year are not listed.
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Towns named Selena
There are 1 towns and villages with Selena in their name.
| Name | Where | Population | |
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| Selena | Cayo District, 🇧🇿 Belize | 435 | Map |
Source: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Maps: OpenStreetMap.
Selena songs
7 songs and musical works on Wikidata have Selena in their title. The best known:
- A Selena Tribute – Jennifer Lopez (2015)
- Vulnerable (Selena Gomez song) – Selena Gomez (2020)
- Pensando en ti (Selena's song)
- Pero cómo te ha ido (Selena's song)
- Sentimientos (Selena's song)
- Soy amiga (Selena's song)
- SELENA
Song data: Wikidata (CC0), ordered by how widely each song is covered on Wikipedia.
Celebrities named Selena
Based on celebrities listed on Wikipedia, filtered to only those with the first name Selena.
Selena
Selena Gomez
Fictional characters named Selena
Characters from films and TV series, from Wikidata, ordered by how widely they are covered on Wikipedia.
Character data: Wikidata (CC0). Images: Wikimedia Commons; click an image for its author and licence.
Selena as a pet name
FurryName has found 66 dogs named Selena in public pet registers, making it the #2,633 dog name there. Most of them are registered in Allegheny County (35), Maple Ridge (2), Zurich (1). Selena as a dog name →
FurryName has found 14 cats named Selena in public pet registers, making it the #719 cat name there. Most of them are registered in Toronto (10), Laval (1), Vancouver (1). Selena as a cat name →
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