How Many People Are Named Selene?
An estimated 8,880 people in the United States have the first name Selene. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 21 years old, and Selene peaked in popularity in 2022 with 425 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selene 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 Selene paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
8,880
About 1 in 38,598 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
21
years old
Peak Year
2022
425 births
Total Registered
9,245
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selene
Selene is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 9,245 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Selene as a male name
Ranked #9,383 in 1991
5 male births in 1991
Peak: 1991 (5 births)
Selene as a female name
Ranked #675 in 2024
424 female births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (425 births)
Selene: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selene span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 2,347 babies were registered. Selene remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Selene by Decade
How has Selene 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.
Selene by State
Birth registrations for Selene span all 32 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in South Carolina, Kansas, Iowa. On average, about 209 Selenes were registered per state.
Selene + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Selene as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Selene
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Selene: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selene?
We estimate approximately 8,880 people named Selene 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 38,598 Americans share this first name.
Is Selene a common name?
Selene is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97.5% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 9,245 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selene most popular?
Selene reached peak popularity in 2022, when 425 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selene is approximately 21 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selene a female name?
Selene is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selene Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selene Smith, Selene Johnson, Selene 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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