Seleana — girls' name
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.
The verdict
45 girls have been named Seleana since 1971, peaking in the 1970s, last recorded in 2011.
- 45
- total births
- 1971–2011
- years on record
- 1970s
- peak decade
- 53%
- born in that decade
53% of everyone ever named Seleana was born in this single decade.
8 babies were named Seleana in 1977 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Seleana
The Social Security Administration has registered 45 babies named Seleana between 1971 and 2011, spanning 41 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seleana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 1977, when 8 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Seleana performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 24 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Seleana shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.
No etymological entry is currently available for Seleana in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 45 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Seleana at a glance
Last recorded 2011Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Seleana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1971
- Peak year (1977)
- 8
- Annual births at peak — across 41 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2011.
45 total births across 41 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1977 with 8 births in a single year.
Seleana by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1970s
- 24 births that decade — 53% of Seleana's all-time total
Seleana decade highlights
- Peak decade 24 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1970s was Seleana's strongest decade
24 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 53% of all-time use.
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1971–2011 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.