Selenne — girls' name
63 babies named Selenne in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
The verdict
63 girls have been named Selenne since 1985, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2007.
- 63
- total births
- 1985–2007
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 76%
- born in that decade
76% of everyone ever named Selenne was born in this single decade.
12 babies were named Selenne in 1992 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Selenne
The Social Security Administration has registered 63 babies named Selenne between 1985 and 2007, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selenne currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2007. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 12 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Selenne performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 48 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Selenne shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 23 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Selenne in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Selenne 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 63 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.
Selenne at a glance
Last recorded 2007Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Selenne popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–1985
- Peak year (1992)
- 12
- Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000 — last recorded 2007.
63 total births across 23 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 12 births in a single year.
Selenne by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 1990s
- 48 births that decade — 76% of Selenne's all-time total
Selenne decade highlights
- Peak decade 48 births
- Runner-up 10 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
1990s was Selenne's strongest decade
48 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 76% of all-time use.
Selenne by state
Where Selenne concentrates geographically — total births since 1985
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 36.5% |
23 of 63 births nationwide.
Top 5 states
- California 36.5% of nationwide
Recorded in 1 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 36.5% of all recorded births nationwide — a strong regional concentration for this name.
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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, 1985–2007 (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.