Is Selena a boy or girl name?
Selena is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,289 girls and 0 boys were named Selena, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 58,753 US babies named Selena were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #245
- Babies named Selena since 1880
- 58,753
- Most popular year
- 1995
- 3,840 babies
Boys and girls named Selena, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 0 | 102 | 100% |
| 1890s | 0 | 143 | 100% |
| 1900s | 0 | 179 | 100% |
| 1910s | 0 | 318 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 424 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 327 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 455 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 965 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 2,534 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 4,842 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 3,362 | 100% |
| 1990s | 34 | 15,042 | 99.8% |
| 2000s | 23 | 12,417 | 99.8% |
| 2010s | 0 | 11,018 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 6,568 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 1,289 | #245 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 1,306 | #229 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 1,279 | #239 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 1,452 | #203 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 1,242 | #242 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 1,334 | #234 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 1,316 | #248 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 1,305 | #243 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 1,125 | #287 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 1,014 | #321 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 960 | #345 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 943 | #345 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 1,052 | #304 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 986 | #319 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 983 | #328 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 1,019 | #321 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 957 | #349 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 1,059 | #319 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 1,164 | #284 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 1,379 | #242 |
| 2004 | 6 | #11,120 | 1,242 | #258 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 1,179 | #269 |
| 2002 | 5 | #12,188 | 1,288 | #247 |
| 2001 | 6 | #10,337 | 1,485 | #214 |
| 2000 | 6 | #10,131 | 1,645 | #194 |
| 1999 | 5 | #11,320 | 2,118 | #153 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 2,278 | #139 |
| 1997 | 9 | #6,525 | 1,998 | #157 |
| 1996 | 5 | #10,280 | 2,291 | #142 |
| 1995 | 15 | #4,236 | 3,825 | #91 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 918 | #301 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 663 | #384 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 375 | #606 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 313 | #686 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 263 | #779 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 281 | #705 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 212 | #849 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 246 | #736 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 282 | #655 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 310 | #611 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 368 | #525 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 367 | #517 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 391 | #515 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 454 | #469 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 451 | #471 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 522 | #412 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 597 | #356 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 791 | #302 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 464 | #432 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 344 | #518 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 446 | #437 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 589 | #363 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 357 | #496 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 435 | #465 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 297 | #594 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 271 | #607 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 271 | #582 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 294 | #548 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 298 | #549 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 272 | #580 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 226 | #681 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 206 | #714 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 241 | #653 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 257 | #635 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 198 | #720 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 214 | #686 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 212 | #680 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,396 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 53 | #1,467 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 59 | #1,317 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,070 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 67 | #1,187 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 90 | #996 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 69 | #1,132 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 58 | #1,222 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 61 | #1,170 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 57 | #1,208 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,300 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,371 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 50 | #1,119 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 64 | #980 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 42 | #1,270 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,261 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,533 |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 22 | #1,736 |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,157 |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,246 |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,233 |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,499 |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 29 | #1,378 |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,512 |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 38 | #1,155 |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 31 | #1,342 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 25 | #1,542 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,126 |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,093 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,221 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 36 | #1,356 |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,147 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,193 |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 37 | #1,349 |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,172 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 43 | #1,183 |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 44 | #1,165 |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,115 |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,173 |
| 1918 | 0 | – | 32 | #1,377 |
| 1917 | 0 | – | 35 | #1,239 |
| 1916 | 0 | – | 34 | #1,244 |
| 1915 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,071 |
| 1914 | 0 | – | 37 | #984 |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 27 | #1,060 |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 28 | #972 |
| 1911 | 0 | – | 23 | #923 |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 21 | #967 |
| 1909 | 0 | – | 21 | #904 |
| 1908 | 0 | – | 19 | #936 |
| 1907 | 0 | – | 14 | #1,081 |
| 1906 | 0 | – | 16 | #956 |
| 1905 | 0 | – | 15 | #1,004 |
| 1904 | 0 | – | 17 | #903 |
| 1903 | 0 | – | 23 | #711 |
| 1902 | 0 | – | 17 | #868 |
| 1901 | 0 | – | 17 | #822 |
| 1900 | 0 | – | 20 | #856 |
| 1899 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,019 |
| 1898 | 0 | – | 21 | #744 |
| 1897 | 0 | – | 16 | #819 |
| 1896 | 0 | – | 13 | #942 |
| 1895 | 0 | – | 11 | #1,043 |
| 1894 | 0 | – | 13 | #898 |
| 1893 | 0 | – | 16 | #764 |
| 1892 | 0 | – | 11 | #950 |
| 1891 | 0 | – | 17 | #662 |
| 1890 | 0 | – | 14 | #753 |
| 1889 | 0 | – | 11 | #833 |
| 1888 | 0 | – | 18 | #609 |
| 1887 | 0 | – | 14 | #629 |
| 1886 | 0 | – | 10 | #770 |
| 1885 | 0 | – | 15 | #572 |
| 1884 | 0 | – | 11 | #675 |
| 1883 | 0 | – | 6 | #912 |
| 1882 | 0 | – | 5 | #1,016 |
| 1881 | 0 | – | 7 | #734 |
| 1880 | 0 | – | 5 | #928 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Selena reached #4,236 in 1995. As a girl name, it reached #91 in 1995. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1990s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Selena
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.