🔥Selena

Latinized variation of Greek Selene

"moon"

Selena Origin and Meaning

The name Selena is a girl's name of Latin origin meaning "moon".

Selena is smooth, shiny, and sensual, a nineteenth-century name that found new life in the Latino community, following the biopic of slain Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla, starring Jennifer Lopez. But you don't have to be Latin to love Selena, which is both distinctive yet in step with stylish modern names such as Seraphina and Celia.

Young Disney channel favorite Selena Gomez, former star of The Wizards of Waverly Place and current pop singer, was named after Selena Quintanilla. Selina Kyle is the secret identity of Catwoman.

Selena is an alternate name of Artemis, the Greek goddess of the moon and hunting.

Selena Rank in US Top 1000

# 229 in the US

Selena Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 589 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Selena

• 229 US 2023
• 589 Nameberry 2025
• 192 Canada 2023
• 268 Future 2028
• 267 England 2023
• 460 Germany 2016

20 Names Similar to Selena

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Famous People Named Selena

• Selena Quintanilla Pérez, American singer.
• Selena Marie Gomez American actress and singer.
• Selena Li Sze wan, Hong Kong,Canadian actress.
• Selena Roberts American sportswriter.
• Selena Royle American actress.
• Selena Steele American dancer and actress.
• Selena Tan Singaporean actress.
• Selena Hamilton dancer from Project 21.

The name Selena in Pop Culture

• Selena Lua character in Kresley Cole's "The Arcana Chronicles"
• Selena character in the movie "28 Days Later"
• Selena Ramos character in Lifetime's "The Client List"
• Selena Coombs character from TV series "American Gothic"
• Selena character from the video game 'Fire Emblem Fates"

International Variations of the name Selena

• Cela Polish
• Celek Polish
• Célina French
• Selia Greek
• Celena Greek
• Celina Polish
• Cesia Polish
• Celinka Italian
• Selene Greek
• Céline French