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Selina

Girl Latin #1346 in 2023

Selina is a girl name of Latin origin.

Meaning of Selina

First recorded in England in the 17th century, possibly from Caelīna, or a variant of Selene, the - goddess of the moon.

Popularity of Selina

Popularity, 1880–2023

168 births in 2023

1880 2023

18,870 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1995

704 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

Similar names

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Girl · Persian

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Princess, noblewoman

About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.