Girls' name · since 1959
Selenia
507 babies named Selenia in U.S. Social Security records since 1959, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #11,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
507 babies have been named Selenia since 1959, making it today's #13450 girls' name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selenia has been recorded 507 times among girls since 1959, currently ranked #13450 nationally and more common than 22% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 1990s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1959 to 2025.
- #11,759 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #13,450 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 507 born since 1959
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Selenia ranks #11,759 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,450 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 507 born since 1959, peaking in the 1990s.
- #11,759 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #13,450 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 507
- born since 1959
- 1990s
- peak decade
Selenia's 507 recorded births place it above 83.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
How Selenia compares
507 Top 45% higher than 55% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Selenia's all-time total is 35% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Selenia | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 507 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 21 | 19,840 |
Selenia's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Selenia's full recorded timeline at 1996, 49% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 51% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1959, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1998 peak of 29 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Selenia popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1959–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 67 years of records
Selenia by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (133 births, 26% of the file).
1990s was Selenia's strongest decade.
133 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Selenia births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1950s 5
1950s
5 births
- 1960s 21
1960s
21 births
- 1970s
1970s
77 births
- 1980s
1980s
81 births
- 1990s
1990s
133 births
- 2000s
2000s
85 births
- 2010s
2010s
76 births
- 2020s 29
2020s
29 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 133 births (26% of all-time use).
How Selenia compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Selenia's total volume
Selenia by state
Where Selenia concentrates geographically, total births since 1959
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 42 | 8.3% |
| #2 | Texas | | 24 | 4.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 1.0% |
42 of 507 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Selenia's data
- Selenia's decade-level peak was the 1990s (133 total births); usage has since declined to 29 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Selenias (42 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.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Selenia: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~66 yrs)
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, 1959–2025 (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 Selenia 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.