How Many People Are Named Selena?
people named Selena are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 5,994 people in the US has this name
Based on 59,944 babies named Selena in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
3,840 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Latinized form of SELENE. This name was borne by popular Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla (1971-1995), who was known simply as Selena.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Selena (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Selena alive today is about 25 years old, and 69% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 30 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Selena first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1995, to 3,840 babies. In 2025, 1,170 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Selena never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #91, in 1995, and it was in the top 100 in 1995. In 2025 it ranked #268.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #268 |
| Best rank | #91 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | 1 (1995 to 1995) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #196 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Selena alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Selena were born in California than in any other state: about 9,129 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Selena was given 2.2 times as often in New Mexico, 1.5 times in Arizona and 1.5 times in Nevada.
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