Girls' name · since 1971

Seleana

45 babies named Seleana in U.S. Social Security records since 1971, with the highest year being 1977. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#36,290 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade

Seleana is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 45 have been recorded since 1971.

Seleana has 45 recorded births among girls since 1971, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1970s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1971 to 2011.

  • #36,290 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 45 born since 1971
  • 1970s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seleana ranks #36,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 45 born since 1971, peaking in the 1970s.

#36,290 of 72,339
all-time among girls
45
born since 1971
1970s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Seleana's 45 recorded births place it above 49.76% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Seleana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Seleana splits its recorded history at 1992: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1971 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 8 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Seleana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1971–2011

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (1977)
8
Annual births at peak, across 41 years of records
456789 19711972197719781992199320012011 6

Seleana by decade

1970s is the heaviest window (24 births, 53% of the file).

1970s was Seleana's strongest decade.

24 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Seleana births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1970s at 24 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seleana?
45 babies have been named Seleana since 1971. All-time, it sits at #36,290 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 1977 with 8 births.
Where does Seleana sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seleana ranks #36,290 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Seleana most popular?
Seleana was most popular in the 1970s decade with 24 total births. The single peak year was 1977.
How long has the name Seleana been used?
The SSA has tracked Seleana since 1971 -- 41 years through the most recent 2011 data.
What names are similar to Seleana?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selena, Selma, Selina, Selah, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Seleana's data

  • Seleana's decade-level peak was the 1970s (24 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Seleana

Nearby Names Like Seleana

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Seleana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1971–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Seleana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.