How Many People Are Named Selina?
An estimated 16,661 people in the United States have the first name Selina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Selina peaked in popularity in 1995 with 704 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Selina 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 Selina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
16,661
About 1 in 20,572 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
1995
704 births
Total Registered
19,045
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Selina
Selina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 19,045 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Selina as a female name
Ranked #1,311 in 2024
175 female births in 2024
Peak: 1995 (704 births)
Selina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Selina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 4,174 babies were registered. Selina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Selina by Decade
How has Selina 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.
Selina by State
Birth registrations for Selina span all 40 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Kansas, Hawaii, District of Columbia. On average, about 353 Selinas were registered per state.
Selina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Selina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Selina
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Selina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Selina?
We estimate approximately 16,661 people named Selina 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 20,572 Americans share this first name.
Is Selina a common name?
Selina is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 98.3% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 19,045 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Selina most popular?
Selina reached peak popularity in 1995, when 704 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Selina is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Selina a female name?
Selina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Selina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Selina Smith, Selina Johnson, Selina 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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