Selina

Meaning: Heavenly; or moon
Origin: Latin or Greek — The moon interpretation is linked to the goddess Selene

Girl's name · #1278 in the US (2025) · 90s wave

Popularity over time

Selina's best rank, #372, came in 1995; it has settled back to #1278 today. Roughly 19,000 girls have been named Selina since 1880.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 13 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#104 in Austria (2025) · #159 in Switzerland (2025) · #227 in Norway (2025) · #271 in Sweden (2025) · #378 in Netherlands (2025) · #418 in Belgium (2025) · #423 in Poland (2025) · #620 in England & Wales (2025) · #1,455 in France (2025) · #1,823 in Ecuador (2025) · #960 in Canada (2024).

Famous Selinas

Selina Gasparin — Swiss biathlete
Selina Jen — Taiwanese singer, actress and television host
Selina Freitag — German ski jumper
Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon — British countess (1707–1791)
Selina Jörg — German snowboarder

In stories & tradition

Selina (Catwoman) — Batman (comics)
Selina Kyle — Gotham (TV series)
Selina Meyer — Veep (TV series)

What Selinas become

Among 333 notable people named Selina:

Sports figures appear 2.31× more often than among typical names — e.g. Selina Gasparin, Swiss biathlete.

Similar names: Carina · Selena · Celina · Nicolette · Melina · Xena

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