Baby Name Popularity Profile
Selene
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Selene.
National Rank (2025)
#623
All-Time Peak Rank
#623
Achieved 2025
Total U.S. Births
9,713
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.0% Boy / 100.0% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1919
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2020s
469 births in 2025
๐ก The Selene Vibe: Considered a Rising Star. A high-velocity modern choice demonstrating rapid, sustained growth in recent registries.
๐ Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
Moon
Language Origin
Greek
Origin Type
single
Derived from the Greek word selฤnฤ (ฯฮตฮปฮฎฮฝฮท) meaning 'moon'. Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon.
Pronunciation:
seh-LEE-nee
Etymology confidence:
High
๐ Popularity Over Time (1880 โ 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Selene across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020โ2025)
+39.2%
10-Year Trend (2015โ2025)
+119.2%
2015
2020
2025
๐ Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
469
births in 2025
Years in Top 100
0 yrs
Years in Top 500
0 yrs
Longest Streak
84 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 0
1890s: 0
1900s: 0
1910s: 5
1920s: 23
1930s: 12
1940s: 79
1950s: 161
1960s: 359
1970s: 473
1980s: 481
1990s: 1,608
2000s: 1,709
2010s: 2,348
2020s: 2,455
๐ Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Se-lene
Letter Count
6 letters
Spelling Complexity
Moderate
Length Percentile
Longer than 25.7% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 25.7% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.
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๐ Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
California
Top States
California, Arizona, Texas, Nevada, Florida
States with Data
32
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