Selena is a girl's name of Greek origin meaning “sky, heaven.” In 2024 it was given to 1,289 girls in the United States.
Selena belongs to the Greek tradition. Its meaning — “sky, heaven” — is the sense carried by its Greek roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page. It travels in a few spellings: Selene.
In the United States, Selena first appears in Social Security records in 1880. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #91 in 1995, and in 2024 1,289 babies received the name — 58,696 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Selena means “sky, heaven” in its Greek roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Selena is a girl name. In 2024, 1,289 babies received the name in the US.
Selena comes from the Greek tradition. It is also spelled Selene.
Selena first appears in US records in 1880. Its best-ever ranking was #91 in 1995, and 1,289 babies were given the name in 2024.
Selena is pronounced /sɪˈliːnə/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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