Is Selena a boy or girl name?

Selena is primarily a girl name in U.S. records: about 100% of recorded births are female.

What is the average age of someone named Selena?

The average Selena alive today is an estimated 26 years old. People named Selena were most often born around 1995.

When was the name Selena most popular?

Selena peaked in 1995 with 3,840 recorded births in the United States.

What vibe does the name Selena have?

In one report's words: lunar, mid-nineties, melodic. Selena ranks #985 among all U.S. first names since 1880.

Selena — Name Meaning, Age & Vibe

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Origin & Meaning

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Derived from the Greek mythological moon goddess Selēnē, rooted in the word for light or brightness. The Latinized spelling sat quietly in the lower tiers of American birth ledgers for over a century. Its modern trajectory was defined almost overnight in the spring of 1995.

Also answers toLena

Fig. 1 — Births per annum, 1880–2025

SSA Data

1880 peak: 3,840 souls, A.D. 1995 2025

2025: 1,170 born, rising ↑

Estimated Age

26 yrs

Most Selenas were born around 1995 — old enough to remember phones with buttons.

Peak Reign

1995

№91 that year

Generation

Gen Z, 38%

then Gen Alpha 27% · Millennial 20%

Rarity

Top 2000 all-time

≈60K ever born · now rising

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Selena grew up with

SSA Data

MySpace Top 8·Club Penguin·iPod earbuds

Generation Distribution — Living Selenas

SSA Data

Boomer 3%Gen X 11%Millennial 20%Gen Z 38%Gen Alpha 27%

Data vs. Humans

What the data says

SSA Data

SSA: Selena peaked in 1995.

Estimated average age: 26.

What people think

Opinion Ledger

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Selena sounds like someone born in —

Fig. 2 — Style Coordinates

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Vintage Modern

Formal Casual

Soft Strong

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Public Opinion Ledger

Ledger Opens Soon

The public has not yet weighed in on Selena. Early ballots carry the most weight.

First Impressions

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A Selena is rarely mistaken for someone who remembers the Eisenhower administration. The name carries an immediate association with mid-nineties radio and the resurgence of pop vocals. Today, with the average bearer around twenty-six years old, it belongs firmly to young adulthood. It is crisp, legible, and almost impossible to mispronounce on the first try.

Field Notes

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Field Note 01

About thirty-eight percent of all living Americans with the name belong to Generation Z.

Field Note 02

The name reached its all-time high of roughly four thousand births in 1995, vaulting into the national top one hundred.

Field Note 03

A secondary surge among Generation Alpha suggests the name has successfully transitioned from a singular tribute into an enduring standard.

Notable Selenas

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Selena Quintanilla Pérezsinger, b. 1971

Selena Gomezsinger and actress, b. 1992

Adjacent Names

Vanessa · Sabrina · Bianca · Camila · Giselle · Serena

Ephemera — If Selena were a…

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City

Corpus Christi

Color

Deep violet

Job

Audio engineer

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