Is Selene a boy or girl name?
Selene is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 424 girls and 0 boys were named Selene, so 100% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 99.9% of the 9,245 US babies named Selene were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Girl rank, 2024
- #675
- Babies named Selene since 1919
- 9,245
- Most popular year
- 2022
- 425 babies
Boys and girls named Selene, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 | 5 | 100% |
| 1920s | 0 | 23 | 100% |
| 1930s | 0 | 12 | 100% |
| 1940s | 0 | 79 | 100% |
| 1950s | 0 | 161 | 100% |
| 1960s | 0 | 359 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 473 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 481 | 100% |
| 1990s | 5 | 1,608 | 99.7% |
| 2000s | 0 | 1,709 | 100% |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,347 | 100% |
| 2020s | 0 | 1,983 | 100% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | – | 424 | #675 |
| 2023 | 0 | – | 401 | #708 |
| 2022 | 0 | – | 425 | #691 |
| 2021 | 0 | – | 396 | #724 |
| 2020 | 0 | – | 337 | #805 |
| 2019 | 0 | – | 313 | #858 |
| 2018 | 0 | – | 327 | #832 |
| 2017 | 0 | – | 292 | #918 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 203 | #1,216 |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 214 | #1,180 |
| 2014 | 0 | – | 194 | #1,251 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 215 | #1,130 |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 240 | #1,052 |
| 2011 | 0 | – | 170 | #1,359 |
| 2010 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,315 |
| 2009 | 0 | – | 197 | #1,253 |
| 2008 | 0 | – | 202 | #1,249 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 225 | #1,144 |
| 2006 | 0 | – | 264 | #987 |
| 2005 | 0 | – | 168 | #1,316 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 186 | #1,208 |
| 2003 | 0 | – | 108 | #1,753 |
| 2002 | 0 | – | 131 | #1,466 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 111 | #1,647 |
| 2000 | 0 | – | 117 | #1,540 |
| 1999 | 0 | – | 138 | #1,313 |
| 1998 | 0 | – | 132 | #1,337 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 115 | #1,447 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 118 | #1,406 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 196 | #966 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 185 | #1,010 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 215 | #900 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 193 | #991 |
| 1991 | 5 | #9,383 | 150 | #1,171 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 166 | #1,070 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 85 | #1,638 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 51 | #2,237 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 50 | #2,189 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,374 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,471 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,292 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 35 | #2,689 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 37 | #2,555 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,974 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 54 | #1,945 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 46 | #2,084 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 64 | #1,655 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 51 | #1,835 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 43 | #2,047 |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 39 | #2,126 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 45 | #1,878 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 36 | #2,165 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,899 |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 49 | #1,823 |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 70 | #1,382 |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 25 | #2,529 |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 28 | #2,311 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 46 | #1,664 |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 41 | #1,795 |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 34 | #2,066 |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 40 | #1,862 |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 30 | #2,202 |
| 1961 | 0 | – | 29 | #2,238 |
| 1960 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,187 |
| 1959 | 0 | – | 33 | #1,979 |
| 1958 | 0 | – | 27 | #2,204 |
| 1957 | 0 | – | 16 | #3,014 |
| 1956 | 0 | – | 17 | #2,914 |
| 1955 | 0 | – | 10 | #4,005 |
| 1954 | 0 | – | 15 | #2,996 |
| 1953 | 0 | – | 8 | #4,532 |
| 1952 | 0 | – | 12 | #3,353 |
| 1951 | 0 | – | 10 | #3,678 |
| 1950 | 0 | – | 13 | #3,029 |
| 1949 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,845 |
| 1948 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,906 |
| 1947 | 0 | – | 14 | #2,875 |
| 1946 | 0 | – | 23 | #1,959 |
| 1945 | 0 | – | 9 | #3,351 |
| 1944 | 0 | – | 7 | #4,008 |
| 1943 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,615 |
| 1942 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,567 |
| 1941 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,347 |
| 1931 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,277 |
| 1930 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 0 | – | 7 | #3,995 |
| 1928 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,330 |
| 1927 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 0 | – | 6 | #4,767 |
| 1925 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,601 |
| 1922 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 5 | #5,453 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Selene reached #9,383 in 1991. As a girl name, it reached #675 in 2024. 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 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Selene
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.