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Girl name

Shelena

100% girls · last recorded 1999

Shelena has been given to about 404 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1976, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 388
Median age today45 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Shelena per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1976 · 21
  • Born in 20250
  • All time404

How popular is Shelena?

Its best year was 1976, when 21 babies were given the name, ranking 3386th. The typical living American called Shelena is about 45 years old today.

Names that sound like Shelena

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Selena0.89
  2. Helena0.89
  3. Sheena0.81
  4. Elena0.79
  5. Serena0.79
  6. Celena0.79
  7. Selina0.74
  8. Salena0.74

Middle names for Shelena

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

Sibling names for Shelena

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Larasister · 0.65
  2. Meredithsister · 0.65
  3. Aprilsister · 0.63
  4. Jaimeeither · 0.61
  5. Jamieeither · 0.60
  6. Erikbrother · 0.60

Where Shelena is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

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

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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