How Many People Are Named Selina?
people named Selina are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 19,760 people in the US has this name
Based on 19,225 babies named Selina in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
💎 Rare
Peak Year
704 births
Trend
Stable (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
Possibly a variant of CÉLINE or SELENE. As an English name, it first came into use in the 17th century.
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
All of the babies given the name Selina in the records were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Selina alive today is about 34 years old, and 47% are between 30 and 59. Half of them were between 19 and 47 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Selina first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 1995, to 704 babies. In 2025, 176 babies got the name.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Selina has never been one of the 100 most popular girls' names. Its best rank was #372, in 1995. In 2025 it ranked #1,278.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #1,278 |
| Best rank | #372 (1995) |
| Years in the top 100 | None |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #578 in the 1990s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Selina alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Selina were born in California than in any other state: about 3,226 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Selina was given 2 times as often in Arizona, 1.8 times in California and 1.7 times in New York.
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