Selena Girl
How popular is Selena?
#268 girl name in 2025
1,170 baby girls were named Selena in the US in 2025, making it the 268th most popular girl name.
57,199living people named Selena (est.)
25median age of people named Selena
59,944babies named Selena since 1880
1 in 2,834US babies born in 2025
Selena popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #268 for girls (▼ 23 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,170 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+15% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #320 in 2015, #242 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1995 (3,825 girls) |
| Highest rank | #91 in 1995 |
| First recorded | 1880 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 0% boys, 100% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.8% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Selena is most popular
Babies named Selena per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 3.0 per 1,000 (74 girls)
- Nevada: 2.3 per 1,000 (107 girls)
- Delaware: 1.8 per 1,000 (20 girls)
- Hawaii: 1.7 per 1,000 (19 girls)
- Arizona: 1.6 per 1,000 (227 girls)
Selena by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | #557 |
| 1890s | 143 | #644 |
| 1900s | 179 | #695 |
| 1910s | 318 | #898 |
| 1920s | 424 | #1,078 |
| 1930s | 327 | #1,117 |
| 1940s | 455 | #971 |
| 1950s | 964 | #679 |
| 1960s | 2,535 | #547 |
| 1970s | 4,843 | #302 |
| 1980s | 3,362 | #469 |
| 1990s | 15,043 | #91 |
| 2000s | 12,417 | #193 |
| 2010s | 11,028 | #233 |
| 2020s | 7,747 | #203 |
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Questions
- Is Selena a boy or girl name?
- Selena is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Selena were girls.
- How popular is the name Selena?
- 1,170 baby girls were named Selena in the US in 2025, making it the 268th most popular girl name.
- When was Selena most popular?
- Selena peaked in 1995, when 3,825 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #91 in 1995.
- How many people are named Selena?
- 59,944 babies have been named Selena in the US since 1880. We estimate about 57,199 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 25.
- Where is Selena most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Selena was most common in New Mexico, at 3.0 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.