# Salina (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/salina/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | girls |
| Origin | not recorded |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 7,239 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 0 / 7,239 (100% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 263, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Uncertain, possibly a variant of, or a coinage inspired by, Selina. The place name seems an unlikely source.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 64 | 2,757 |
| 2012 | 58 | 2,974 |
| 2013 | 61 | 2,834 |
| 2014 | 56 | 3,039 |
| 2015 | 41 | 3,752 |
| 2016 | 35 | 4,227 |
| 2017 | 37 | 4,058 |
| 2018 | 36 | 4,062 |
| 2019 | 40 | 3,775 |
| 2020 | 30 | 4,526 |
| 2021 | 33 | 4,312 |
| 2022 | 38 | 3,951 |
| 2023 | 38 | 3,972 |
| 2024 | 29 | 4,759 |
| 2025 | 35 | 4,154 |

### England and Wales, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 18 | 1,526 |
| 2010 | 6 | 3,533 |
| 2011 | 8 | 2,893 |
| 2012 | 10 | 2,521 |
| 2013 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2014 | 7 | 3,160 |
| 2015 | 3 | 5,730 |
| 2016 | 5 | 4,096 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3,229 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2,901 |
| 2019 | 4 | 4,686 |
| 2021 | 8 | 2,942 |
| 2022 | 4 | 4,645 |
| 2023 | 6 | 3,598 |
| 2024 | 5 | 4,192 |

## People named Salina

- Zalina Sidakova, Belarusian amateur wrestler

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.