How Many People Are Named Salena?
An estimated 4,659 people in the United States have the first name Salena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 36 years old, and Salena peaked in popularity in 1995 with 197 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Salena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Salena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
4,659
About 1 in 73,568 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
36
years old
Peak Year
1995
197 births
Total Registered
5,154
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Salena
Salena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 5,154 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Salena as a female name
Ranked #7,867 in 2024
14 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (197 births)
Salena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Salena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,413 babies were registered. Salena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Salena by Decade
How has Salena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Salena by State
Birth registrations for Salena span all 26 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Michigan, Texas. The lowest are in South Carolina, Iowa, Alabama. On average, about 77 Salenas were registered per state.
Salena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Salena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Salena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Salena?
We estimate approximately 4,659 people named Salena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 73,568 Americans share this first name.
Is Salena a common name?
Salena is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 96.4% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 5,154 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Salena most popular?
Salena reached peak popularity in 1995, when 197 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Salena is approximately 36 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Salena a female name?
Salena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Salena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Salena Smith, Salena Johnson, Salena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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