The first name Selena
A girl’s name from Greek meaning “heavenly”, “sky”, “heaven”.
Pronounced /səˈlinə/ 3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
Greek origin
Selena means “heavenly”, “sky”, “heaven” in Greek.
Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.
More names that mean sky.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 134 girls were named Selena, making it the 324th most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2023, with 169 births (#267).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Selena with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Selena at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 1,170 girls born in the United States were named Selena, the 268th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1995, when 3,825 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Selena in other languages
Equivalent forms of the name, from Wiktionary
Spelled Selena in Czech, Italian, Portuguese, Slovene and Spanish too.
Nicknames and spellings
Nicknames for Selena
- Sel
Famous people named Selena
7 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Selena GomezAmerican singer and actress (born 1992)
- Selena RoyleAmerican actress (1904-1983)
- Selena PiekBadminton player, born 1991
- Selena SteeleAmerican pornographic actress and erotic dancer, born 1961
- Selena SilverAustralian pornographic actress, born 1979
- Séléna JanicijevicFrench tennis player, born 2002
- Selena RoseAmerican pornographic actress, born 1990
More Greek girls’ names
Questions
- What does the name Selena mean?
- Selena means “heavenly”, “sky”, “heaven” in Greek.
- What is the origin of the name Selena?
- Either a variant of Selina, from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”, from caelum (“sky, heaven”)), or from Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.
- How popular is the name Selena?
- In 2025, 134 girls born in England and Wales were named Selena, ranking 324th. Its peak was 2023, with 169 births.
- What are nicknames for Selena?
- Common nicknames for Selena include Sel.
- Is Selena a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 59,944 US babies named Selena since 1880 were girls.
- When was Selena most popular?
- 1995 in the United States, when 3,825 babies were named Selena, its highest rank at 91st.
- How do you pronounce Selena?
- Selena is /səˈlinə/, 3 syllables.