Recorded 1980–2016 Girls' name Peak 1995 215 births

Seleena — girls' name

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.

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The verdict

215 girls have been named Seleena since 1980, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2016.

215
total births
1980–2016
years on record
1990s
peak decade
49%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Seleena was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

23 babies were named Seleena in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seleena

The Social Security Administration has registered 215 babies named Seleena between 1980 and 2016, spanning 37 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Seleena currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2016. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 23 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seleena performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 106 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Seleena shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 8 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Seleena in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seleena 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 215 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.

Seleena at a glance

Last recorded 2016

Total births

215

Since 1980

37 years of records

Peak year

1995

23 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2016

Active since

1980

Recorded for 37 years

Last year on file: 2016

Seleena popularity over time

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

Last recorded 2016
Peak year (1995)
23
Annual births at peak — across 37 years of records
0510152025 20162009200620031999199619931980 6

Seleena by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
106 births that decade — 49% of Seleena's all-time total
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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. It was last recorded in 2016. The peak year was 1995 with 23 births.
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?
Seleena has been recorded in Social Security data since 1980, spanning 37 years of data through 2016.
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.

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, 1980–2016 (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.