Selena has been given to about 59,944 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1995, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.
Selena ranks 268th among American girls in 2025, with 1,170 born that year. Its best year was 1995, when 3,840 babies were given the name, ranking 91st. The typical living American called Selena is about 25 years old today. It is relatively most common in New Mexico, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.
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.