How Many People Are Named Selena?
An estimated 54,955 people in the United States have the first name Selena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Selena peaked in popularity in 1995 with 3,840 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selena 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 Selena paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Selena is overwhelmingly female, 57 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
54,955
About 1 in 6,237 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1995
3,840 births
Total Registered
58,753
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selena
Selena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 58,753 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Selena as a male name
Ranked #11,120 in 2004
6 male births in 2004
Peak: 1995 (15 births)
Selena as a female name
Ranked #245 in 2024
1,289 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (3,825 births)
Selena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selena span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 15,076 babies were registered. While Selena is less common than at its peak in the 1990s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Selena by Decade
How has Selena 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.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 102 | 0 | 102 | |
| 1890s | 143 | 0 | 143 | |
| 1900s | 179 | 0 | 179 | |
| 1910s | 318 | 0 | 318 | |
| 1920s | 424 | 0 | 424 | |
| 1930s | 327 | 0 | 327 | |
| 1940s | 455 | 0 | 455 | |
| 1950s | 965 | 0 | 965 | |
| 1960s | 2,534 | 0 | 2,534 | |
| 1970s | 4,842 | 0 | 4,842 | |
| 1980s | 3,362 | 0 | 3,362 | |
| 1990s | 15,076 | 34 | 15,042 | |
| 2000s | 12,440 | 23 | 12,417 | |
| 2010s | 11,018 | 0 | 11,018 | |
| 2020s | 6,568 | 0 | 6,568 | |
Selena by State
Birth registrations for Selena span all 50 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Wyoming, South Dakota, Maine. On average, about 1,088 Selenas were registered per state.
Selena + Last Name Combinations
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Selena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selena?
We estimate approximately 54,955 people named Selena 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 6,237 Americans share this first name.
Is Selena a common name?
Selena is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99.2% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 58,753 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selena most popular?
Selena reached peak popularity in 1995, when 3,840 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selena is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selena a female name?
Selena is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selena Smith, Selena Johnson, Selena 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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