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Selene

Selene is currently the #621 girl name in the United States, based on 2025 Social Security data. In raw numbers: 469 babies. Momentum is clearly positive: five years ago it ranked #803, now it sits at #621. Remarkably, 2025 is the strongest year in the entire SSA record for Selene, which stretches back to 1919. State by state, New Mexico leads the way at #296.

Rankings

2025 rank
#621
among girl names
Trend
Rising
last 5 years
All-time peak
#621
in 2025 (2020s)
Babies in 2025
469
girls named Selene

Selene popularity, 1880–2025

0.008%0.016%0.024%0.032%18801900192019401960198020002020#621 in 2025
Girls — share of U.S. female birthsSource: SSA, 1880–2025◆ peak 2025

Where Selene is most popular

Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025AK—Maine: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025ME—Vermont: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025VT—New Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025NH—Washington: #541 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)WA#541Idaho: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025ID—Montana: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025MT—North Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025ND—Minnesota: #835 (5 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)MN#835Wisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025WI—Michigan: #638 (12 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)MI#638New York: #442 (39 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)NY#442Massachusetts: #444 (12 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)MA#444Rhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025RI—Oregon: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025OR—Nevada: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025NV—Wyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025WY—South Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025SD—Iowa: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025IA—Illinois: #927 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)IL#927Indiana: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025IN—Ohio: #959 (9 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)OH#959Pennsylvania: #595 (17 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)PA#595New Jersey: #499 (15 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)NJ#499Connecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025CT—California: #322 (101 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)CA#322Utah: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025UT—Colorado: #789 (6 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)CO#789Nebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025NE—Missouri: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025MO—Kentucky: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025KY—West Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025WV—Virginia: #484 (16 girls, 0.05% of girls born 2025)VA#484Maryland: #651 (7 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)MD#651Delaware: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025DE—Arizona: #546 (12 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)AZ#546New Mexico: #296 (5 girls, 0.11% of girls born 2025)NM#296Kansas: #578 (5 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)KS#578Arkansas: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025AR—Tennessee: #983 (6 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)TN#983North Carolina: #905 (10 girls, 0.02% of girls born 2025)NC#905South Carolina: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025SC—District of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025DC—Oklahoma: #619 (6 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)OK#619Louisiana: #776 (5 girls, 0.03% of girls born 2025)LA#776Mississippi: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025MS—Alabama: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025AL—Georgia: #1533 (5 girls, 0.01% of girls born 2025)GA#1533Hawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Selene in 2025HI—Texas: #539 (59 girls, 0.04% of girls born 2025)TX#539Florida: #383 (48 girls, 0.06% of girls born 2025)FL#383
Share of girls born in 2025:lowhighno data (< 5 births)
Strongest states: New Mexico (#296), California (#322), Florida (#383)

Uniqueness score

44/ 100Balanced
everywhereone of a kind

Well known, but far from crowded — the middle of the field. Based on how many babies per birth were named Selene in the most recent year of SSA data.

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