US rank #13687 Girls' name Peak 1998 501 births

Selenia — #13687 US girls' name

501 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.

1950s51960s211970s771980s811990s1332000s852010s762020s23
#13687
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 23% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Selenia was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

29 babies were named Selenia in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selenia

The Social Security Administration has registered 501 babies named Selenia between 1959 and 2024, spanning 66 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selenia currently holds the #13687 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selenia performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 133 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Selenia shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 42 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Selenia in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selenia 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 501 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.

Selenia at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

501

Since 1959

66 years of records

Peak year

1998

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#13,687

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1959

Recorded for 66 years

Last year on file: 2024

Selenia popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1959

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1998)
29
Annual births at peak — across 66 years of records
010203040 202420162008200119941987197919721959 5

Selenia by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
133 births that decade — 27% of Selenia's all-time total
1950s51960s211970s771980s811990s1332000s852010s762020s23

Selenia by state

Where Selenia concentrates geographically — total births since 1959

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Selenia
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
42 8.4%
#2 Texas
24 4.8%
#3 New York
5 1.0%
California share of Selenia's total US births 8.4%
Even split

42 of 501 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selenia?
501 babies have been named Selenia since 1959. It currently ranks #13687 among girls. The peak year was 1998 with 29 births.
When was Selenia most popular?
Selenia was most popular in the 1990s decade with 133 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
Where is Selenia most popular?
The top states for the name Selenia are California (42 births), Texas (24 births), New York (5 births).
How long has the name Selenia been used?
Selenia has been recorded in Social Security data since 1959, spanning 66 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Selenia?
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.

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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, 1959–2024 (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.