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Salena

100% girls · 9 born in 2025

Salena has been given to about 5,163 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

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Origin—
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Pronunciation—
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Living in the US≈ 4,841
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Salena per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1995 · 197
  • Born in 20259
  • All time5,163

How popular is Salena?

Its best year was 1995, when 197 babies were given the name, ranking 959th. The typical living American called Salena is about 35 years old today.

Names that sound like Salena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alena0.88
  2. Malena0.88
  3. Selena0.82
  4. Salina0.82
  5. Aleena0.80
  6. Marlena0.79
  7. Makena0.75
  8. Makenna0.73

Middle names for Salena

Ranked by flow score
  1. Salena Rose0.85
  2. Salena Louise0.85
  3. Salena June0.84
  4. Salena Pearl0.84
  5. Salena Quinn0.84
  6. Salena Nell0.84

Sibling names for Salena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Aracelisister · 0.87
  2. Marisolsister · 0.86
  3. Alvarobrother · 0.84
  4. Kareembrother · 0.84
  5. Aronbrother · 0.83
  6. Elishaeither · 0.83

Where Salena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Salena White0.80
    2. Salena Reyes0.80
    3. Salena Nguyen0.80
    4. Salena Moore0.80
    5. Salena Lee0.80
    6. Salena Hill0.80

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Salena

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.