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Girl's name · #268 in the US (2025) · 90s wave
Selena reached #91 in 1995 and has eased to #268 since.
In just three years its births jumped from about 380 in 1992 to 3,800 in 1995 — the years Tejano star Selena Quintanilla rose to fame, with a further surge after her death in March 1995. One of 1992's Selenas was Selena Gomez — named, as she has said herself, after the singer.
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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 43 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.
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#216 in Belgium (2025) · #223 in Canada (2025) · #237 in Poland (2025) · #255 in Italy (2024) · #277 in France (2025) · #304 in Ireland (2025) · #324 in England & Wales (2025) · #332 in Mexico (2024) · #342 in Austria (2025) · #367 in Switzerland (2025) · #387 in Scotland (2025) · #397 in N. Ireland (2025) and 8 more.
Among 97 notable people named Selena:
Entertainers appear 2.13× more often than among typical names — e.g. Selena Gomez, American actress and singer (born 1992).
Similar names: Alexandria · Selene · Helena · Paige · Serena · Selina
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