Selena
#268 for girls in 2025, 1,170 births · Last seen for boys in 2004 at #9,948
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
Showing
- Peak · girls
- 1995 · 3,825 births
- Debut · girls
- 5 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 1 yrof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 59,887since 1880
Selena over time
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #268 | 1,170 | — | |
| 2024 | #245 | 1,294 | — | |
| 2023 | #229 | 1,307 | — | |
| 2022 | #239 | 1,280 | — | |
| 2021 | #203 | 1,453 | — | |
| 2020 | #242 | 1,243 | — | |
| 2019 | #233 | 1,336 | — | |
| 2018 | #248 | 1,316 | — | |
| 2017 | #243 | 1,306 | — | |
| 2016 | #287 | 1,126 | — | |
| 2015 | #320 | 1,016 | — | |
| 2014 | #345 | 960 | — | |
| 2013 | #342 | 945 | — | |
| 2012 | #304 | 1,053 | — | |
| 2011 | #319 | 986 | — | |
| 2010 | #326 | 984 | — | |
| 2009 | #321 | 1,019 | — | |
| 2008 | #349 | 957 | — | |
| 2007 | #319 | 1,059 | — | |
| 2006 | #284 | 1,164 | — | |
| 2005 | #242 | 1,379 | — | |
| 2004 | #258 | 1,242 | #9,948 | 6 |
| 2003 | #267 | 1,179 | — | |
| 2002 | #246 | 1,288 | #10,667 | 5 |
| 2001 | #214 | 1,485 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #193 | 1,645 | #9,112 | 6 |
| 1999 | #153 | 2,118 | #9,912 | 5 |
| 1998 | #139 | 2,279 | — | |
| 1997 | #157 | 1,998 | #6,100 | 9 |
| 1996 | #142 | 2,291 | #9,015 | 5 |
| 1995 | #91 | 3,825 | #4,052 | 15 |
| 1994 | #301 | 918 | — | |
| 1993 | #384 | 663 | — | |
| 1992 | #605 | 375 | — | |
| 1991 | #686 | 313 | — | |
| 1990 | #779 | 263 | — | |
| 1989 | #703 | 281 | — | |
| 1988 | #848 | 212 | — | |
| 1987 | #733 | 246 | — | |
| 1986 | #654 | 282 | — | |
| 1985 | #610 | 310 | — | |
| 1984 | #524 | 368 | — | |
| 1983 | #517 | 367 | — | |
| 1982 | #514 | 391 | — | |
| 1981 | #469 | 453 | — | |
| 1980 | #470 | 452 | — | |
| 1979 | #412 | 522 | — | |
| 1978 | #356 | 598 | — | |
| 1977 | #302 | 791 | — | |
| 1976 | #430 | 464 | — | |
| 1975 | #518 | 344 | — | |
| 1974 | #434 | 446 | — | |
| 1973 | #362 | 589 | — | |
| 1972 | #495 | 357 | — | |
| 1971 | #465 | 435 | — | |
| 1970 | #591 | 297 | — | |
| 1969 | #605 | 271 | — | |
| 1968 | #582 | 271 | — | |
| 1967 | #548 | 294 | — | |
| 1966 | #547 | 298 | — | |
| 1965 | #580 | 272 | — | |
| 1964 | #680 | 226 | — | |
| 1963 | #711 | 206 | — | |
| 1962 | #650 | 241 | — | |
| 1961 | #634 | 257 | — | |
| 1960 | #720 | 199 | — | |
| 1959 | #687 | 213 | — | |
| 1958 | #679 | 212 | — | |
| 1957 | #1,388 | 58 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,453 | 53 | — | |
| 1955 | #1,309 | 59 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,064 | 85 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,178 | 67 | — | |
| 1952 | #994 | 90 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,116 | 69 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,212 | 58 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,165 | 61 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,197 | 57 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,290 | 50 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,360 | 41 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,114 | 50 | — | |
| 1944 | #971 | 64 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,251 | 42 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,249 | 41 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,501 | 27 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,682 | 22 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,149 | 40 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,231 | 35 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,219 | 35 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,480 | 25 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,356 | 29 | — | |
| 1934 | #1,481 | 25 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,140 | 38 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,320 | 31 | — | |
| 1931 | #1,502 | 25 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,117 | 44 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,078 | 46 | — | |
| 1928 | #1,210 | 40 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,331 | 36 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,133 | 45 | — | |
| 1925 | #1,176 | 43 | — | |
| 1924 | #1,328 | 37 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,158 | 44 | — | |
| 1922 | #1,168 | 43 | — | |
| 1921 | #1,148 | 44 | — | |
| 1920 | #1,103 | 46 | — | |
| 1919 | #1,155 | 41 | — | |
| 1918 | #1,360 | 32 | — | |
| 1917 | #1,219 | 35 | — | |
| 1916 | #1,227 | 34 | — | |
| 1915 | #1,055 | 40 | — | |
| 1914 | #972 | 37 | — | |
| 1913 | #1,040 | 27 | — | |
| 1912 | #960 | 28 | — | |
| 1911 | #898 | 23 | — | |
| 1910 | #941 | 21 | — | |
| 1909 | #890 | 21 | — | |
| 1908 | #912 | 19 | — | |
| 1907 | #1,037 | 14 | — | |
| 1906 | #917 | 16 | — | |
| 1905 | #968 | 15 | — | |
| 1904 | #880 | 17 | — | |
| 1903 | #695 | 23 | — | |
| 1902 | #849 | 17 | — | |
| 1901 | #795 | 17 | — | |
| 1900 | #833 | 20 | — | |
| 1899 | #983 | 11 | — | |
| 1898 | #719 | 21 | — | |
| 1897 | #786 | 16 | — | |
| 1896 | #903 | 13 | — | |
| 1895 | #986 | 11 | — | |
| 1894 | #850 | 13 | — | |
| 1893 | #739 | 16 | — | |
| 1892 | #908 | 11 | — | |
| 1891 | #644 | 17 | — | |
| 1890 | #727 | 14 | — | |
| 1889 | #802 | 11 | — | |
| 1888 | #593 | 18 | — | |
| 1887 | #608 | 14 | — | |
| 1886 | #731 | 10 | — | |
| 1885 | #557 | 15 | — | |
| 1884 | #640 | 11 | — | |
| 1883 | #817 | 6 | — | |
| 1882 | #908 | 5 | — | |
| 1881 | #679 | 7 | — | |
| 1880 | #836 | 5 | — | |
First appearance
1880
In the first year the SSA published name data, Selena was already there! It came in at #836, and was given to 5 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1883, when fewer than 8 girls a year got the name.
Where Selena is popular in 1978
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Georgia#195 · 1 in 949
- Mississippi#238 · 1 in 1,095
- Hawaii#250 · 1 in 910
- North Carolina#257 · 1 in 1,407
- Florida#263 · 1 in 1,518
Best ever in a state: #18 in Texas, 1995.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | #195 | 34 | 1 in 949 |
| Mississippi | #238 | 14 | 1 in 1,095 |
| Hawaii | #250 | 5 | 1 in 910 |
| North Carolina | #257 | 23 | 1 in 1,407 |
| Florida | #263 | 29 | 1 in 1,518 |
| Tennessee | #264 | 18 | 1 in 1,548 |
| Kentucky | #266 | 15 | 1 in 1,593 |
| Pennsylvania | #275 | 36 | 1 in 1,833 |
| Alabama | #284 | 14 | 1 in 1,553 |
| Maryland | #295 | 10 | 1 in 1,826 |
| Minnesota | #298 | 12 | 1 in 2,212 |
| Virginia | #298 | 15 | 1 in 1,856 |
| West Virginia | #298 | 6 | 1 in 1,966 |
| Louisiana | #308 | 17 | 1 in 1,619 |
| Arizona | #313 | 10 | 1 in 1,638 |
| Michigan | #342 | 23 | 1 in 2,502 |
| New Mexico | #346 | 5 | 1 in 1,637 |
| Oklahoma | #349 | 8 | 1 in 2,126 |
| Indiana | #351 | 14 | 1 in 2,485 |
| Arkansas | #353 | 6 | 1 in 2,097 |
| California | #361 | 71 | 1 in 2,160 |
| Oregon | #362 | 7 | 1 in 2,206 |
| Missouri | #372 | 11 | 1 in 2,787 |
| New York | #377 | 42 | 1 in 2,341 |
| Washington | #390 | 9 | 1 in 2,549 |
| South Carolina | #401 | 7 | 1 in 2,436 |
| Iowa | #412 | 5 | 1 in 3,718 |
| Colorado | #418 | 6 | 1 in 2,883 |
| Texas | #423 | 39 | 1 in 2,651 |
| Ohio | #457 | 17 | 1 in 4,056 |
| Illinois | #475 | 21 | 1 in 3,376 |
| Wisconsin | #481 | 6 | 1 in 4,827 |
| New Jersey | #645 | 7 | 1 in 5,181 |
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| Wyoming | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 23 spots since 2024 (#245 → #268)
- 26 spots since 2020 (#242 → #268)
- 52 spots since 2015 (#320 → #268)
- Biggest jump: 709 spots in 1958 (#1,388 → #679)
- Biggest drop: 264 spots in 1892 (#644 → #908)
Rise & fade · girls
115 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1995 at #91 (3,825 births)
- Births halved by 2000, 5 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 1 yr
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 1 yr · 1995
- Top 1,000: 103 yrs · run 1958–2025
Share of babies · girls
1 in 460
- Highest: 1 in 460 girls born in 1995 were named Selena (0.22%)
- Latest: 1 in 1,374 girls born in 2025 (0.07%)
Era · girls
The 1990s
- 25.1% of all girls named Selena (15,043) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | #557 (1885) | #717 |
| 1890s | 143 | #644 (1891) | #825 |
| 1900s | 179 | #695 (1903) | #878 |
| 1910s | 318 | #898 (1911) | #1,083 |
| 1920s | 424 | #1,078 (1929) | #1,183 |
| 1930s | 327 | #1,117 (1930) | #1,300 |
| 1940s | 455 | #971 (1944) | #1,278 |
| 1950s | 964 | #679 (1958) | #1,108 |
| 1960s | 2,535 | #547 (1966) | #626 |
| 1970s | 4,843 | #302 (1977) | #437 |
| 1980s | 3,362 | #469 (1981) | #604 |
| 1990s | 15,043 | #91 (1995) | #344 |
| 2000s | 12,417 | #193 (2000) | #269 |
| 2010s | 11,028 | #233 (2019) | #297 |
| 2020s | 7,747 | #203 (2021) | #238 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Selena in 1978
girls
#356
598 births · 1 in 2,562 girls
Top girls' names in 1978
More about 1978
girls
1,531,859 girls got a published name in 1978; 1 in 2,562 of them was named Selena, which outranked 96.9% of the 11,475 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 16.5% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Selena
Biggest movers since 1977
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.