Girls' name · since 1980

Seleena

215 babies named Seleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1980, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#19,094 of 72,339
all-time among girls
215
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade

215 girls have been named Seleena since 1980, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.

Seleena has 215 recorded births among girls since 1980, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1980 to 2016.

  • #19,094 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • 215 born since 1980
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seleena ranks #19,094 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 215 born since 1980, peaking in the 1990s.

#19,094 of 72,339
all-time among girls
215
born since 1980
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Seleena's 215 recorded births place it above 73.59% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

1 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.

Seleena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Seleena splits its recorded history at 2002: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2009 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 23 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Seleena popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1980–2016

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
0510152025 19801993199619992003200620092016 6

Seleena by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (106 births, 49% of the file).

1990s was Seleena's strongest decade.

106 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 49% of all-time use.

Seleena births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 106 births (49% of all-time use).

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

Seleena by state

Where Seleena concentrates geographically, total births since 1980

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Seleena
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
8 3.7%
California share of Seleena's total US births 3.7%

8 of 215 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seleena?
215 babies have been named Seleena since 1980. All-time, it sits at #19,094 of 72,339 girls' names by recorded births. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
Where does Seleena sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Seleena ranks #19,094 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 Seleena most popular?
Seleena was most popular in the 1990s decade with 106 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Seleena most popular?
The top states for the name Seleena are California (8 births).
How long has the name Seleena been used?
The SSA has tracked Seleena since 1980 -- 37 years through the most recent 2016 data.
What names are similar to Seleena?
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 Seleena's data

  • Seleena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (106 total births); usage has since declined to 18 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Seleenas (8 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

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

Keep exploring Seleena

Nearby Names Like Seleena

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Seleena: 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, 1980–2016 (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 Seleena 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.