US rank #1307 Girls' name Peak 1995 19,045 births

Selina — #1307 US girls' name

19,045 babies named Selina in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1880s1101890s1851900s1731910s2811920s2821930s1611940s1911950s6441960s21481970s22721980s26591990s41742000s26922010s22342020s839
#1307
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 93% of names given to girls today.

1990s
Peak decade

22% of everyone ever named Selina was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

704 babies were named Selina in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selina

The Social Security Administration has registered 19,045 babies named Selina between 1880 and 2024, spanning 145 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selina currently holds the #1307 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 704 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selina performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 4,174 births during that ten-year window. Across the 15 decades of recorded activity, Selina shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,287 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Selina in 40 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selina 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 19,045 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.

Selina at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

19,045

Since 1880

145 years of records

Peak year

1995

704 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

#1,307

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1880

Recorded for 145 years

Last year on file: 2024

Selina popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1880

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1995)
704
Annual births at peak — across 145 years of records
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Selina by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
4,174 births that decade — 22% of Selina's all-time total
1880s1101890s1851900s1731910s2811920s2821930s1611940s1911950s6441960s21481970s22721980s26591990s41742000s26922010s22342020s839

Selina by state

Where Selina concentrates geographically — total births since 1880

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Selina
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
3,287 17.3%
#2 Texas
1,939 10.2%
#3 New York
1,723 9.0%
#4 Florida
946 5.0%
#5 Pennsylvania
631 3.3%
#6 Illinois
564 3.0%
#7 Georgia
477 2.5%
#8 Arizona
473 2.5%
California share of Selina's total US births 17.3%
Even split

3,287 of 19,045 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.

Selina appears in 40 states. Explore state details →

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selina?
19,045 babies have been named Selina since 1880. It currently ranks #1307 among girls. The peak year was 1995 with 704 births.
When was Selina most popular?
Selina was most popular in the 1990s decade with 4,174 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
Where is Selina most popular?
The top states for the name Selina are California (3,287 births), Texas (1,939 births), New York (1,723 births).
How long has the name Selina been used?
Selina has been recorded in Social Security data since 1880, spanning 145 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Selina?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Selena, Selma, Selah, Selene, 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, 1880–2024 (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.