Recorded 1990–2023 Girls' name Peak 1995 138 births

Selyna — girls' name

138 babies named Selyna in U.S. Social Security records since 1990, with the highest year being 1995. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s842000s352010s72020s12

The verdict

138 girls have been named Selyna since 1990, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2023.

138
total births
1990–2023
years on record
1990s
peak decade
61%
born in that decade
1990s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Selyna was born in this single decade.

1995
Single peak year

21 babies were named Selyna in 1995 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Selyna

The Social Security Administration has registered 138 babies named Selyna between 1990 and 2023, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Selyna currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1995, when 21 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Selyna performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Selyna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Selyna 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 138 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.

Selyna at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

138

Since 1990

34 years of records

Peak year

1995

21 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1990

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2023

Selyna popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1990

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1995)
21
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
0510152025 2023200820041999199519921990 7

Selyna by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
84 births that decade — 61% of Selyna's all-time total
1990s842000s352010s72020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Selyna?
138 babies have been named Selyna since 1990. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1995 with 21 births.
When was Selyna most popular?
Selyna was most popular in the 1990s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 1995.
How long has the name Selyna been used?
Selyna has been recorded in Social Security data since 1990, spanning 34 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Selyna?
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, 1990–2023 (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.