How Many People Are Named Selena Pedersen?

There are approximately 4 people named Selena Pedersen living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Selena with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Pedersen. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.

Estimated People with This Name

1 in 85,688,585 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

First Name

Selena

Last Name

Pedersen

Selena: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Selena. The peak year was 1995 with 3,840 births. The average person named Selena today is 26 years old.

Male

Female

Ancestry of the First Name Selena

In the 2020 Census, the first name Selena was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (50.71%). The next largest recorded groups were White (26.55%) and Black (11.83%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Selena in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.

Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Selena rose or fell over time.

White

26.55%

Black

11.83%

Hispanic

50.71%

Asian/Pacific Islander

5.93%

American Indian/Alaska Native

1.21%

Two or More Races

3.77%

Ancestry of the Pedersen Surname

The surname Pedersen was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.

This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Pedersen in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.

White

91.36%

Black

0.46%

Hispanic

3.34%

Asian/Pacific Islander

0.93%

American Indian/Alaska Native

0.46%

Two or More Races

3.45%

How we calculated this

The first name "Selena" has an estimated frequency of 0.0160% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Pedersen" appears at a rate of 6.58 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.

We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Selena are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 4 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Other people named Selena

Selena Smith Selena Johnson Selena Williams Selena Brown Selena Jones Selena Garcia Selena Varady

Other people with the surname Pedersen

Michael Pedersen James Pedersen John Pedersen David Pedersen Robert Pedersen William Pedersen Christopher Pedersen Christian Pedersen

Selena Pedersen: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Selena Pedersen?

We estimate approximately 4 people named Selena Pedersen are alive in the United States today. The first name Selena is shared by 54,955 Americans, and the surname Pedersen is shared by 22,561.

How rare is the name Selena Pedersen?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. The first name Selena is uncommon and the surname Pedersen is uncommon.

Is Selena a male or female name?

Selena is predominantly female, with 0.1% of bearers being male and 99.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 1995 and the average bearer today is 26 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Selena?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Selena was most commonly recorded among people who identified as Hispanic (50.71%). The next largest recorded groups were White (26.55%) and Black (11.83%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.

Where does this data come from?

First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.

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