girl's name
Selene
- Origin Greek
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 2
- Letters 6
- Popularity Top 1000 (US)
- Births on record 13,838
the United States
#622
2025 births
Selene is a girl's name with 2 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 469 babies in the United States, ranking #622. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
- Selene is a name of Greek origin.
- Peaked in 2025, when 469 babies were given the name.
- It has been rising over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 7,069 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1919.
- 2 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Selene over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 5 |
| 1920s | 23 |
| 1930s | 12 |
| 1940s | 79 |
| 1950s | 161 |
| 1960s | 359 |
| 1970s | 473 |
| 1980s | 481 |
| 1990s | 1,613 |
| 2000s | 1,709 |
| 2010s | 2,348 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,455 |
How popular is Selene?
In 2025, Selene was given to 469 babies in the United States, ranking #622 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Where Selene is used
US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.
How Selene is spelled
Birth registers count each spelling separately, so every one has its own ranking.
| Spelling | What it is | Births on record |
|---|---|---|
| Sélène | Sélène is Selene written with an acute accent in France, and the spelling parents there overwhelmingly choose: it ranks #477 in France, against #2,980 for Selene. | 1,930 |
| Séléné | Séléné is a rare spelling of Selene, written with an acute accent and recorded about 105 times, mostly in France. | 105 |
| Sélene | Sélene is a rare spelling of Selene, written with an acute accent and recorded about 30 times, mostly in France. | 30 |
| Séléne | Séléne is a rare spelling of Selene, written with an acute accent and recorded about 10 times, mostly in France. | 10 |
Names that peaked alongside Selene
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Selene also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Selene over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Selene in other languages
The same name as it is spelled elsewhere — not shortenings, and not different names that merely sound alike. Each one has its own record here.
Sibling names for Selene
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Selene — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Selene
How popular is the name Selene?
In 2025, Selene was given to 469 babies in the United States, ranking #622 that year. It is a well-established, commonly used name.
Is Selene a girl's or a boy's name?
Selene is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Selene?
Selene has 2 syllables.
When was Selene most popular?
Selene peaked in 2025, when 469 babies were given the name. It has been rising over the past decade.
Is Selene a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Selene currently ranks #477 in the United States. It has been rising over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.