NameTides

Selina

Selina was the #1,272 girls' name in the US in 2025 (176 babies), and #610 in England & Wales and #767 in Canada.

Selina as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
Selina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.5218801900192019401960198020002020CanadaEngland & WalesUS
Selina as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.511.521880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanada
2025#1,272 (176)#610 (64)———#767 (38)
2024#1,305 (176)#696 (54)——#898 (3)#970 (28)
2023#1,344 (168)#813 (44)——#856 (3)#773 (36)
2022#1,401 (163)#591 (65)——#905 (3)#587 (48)
2021#1,291 (176)#767 (48)———#690 (42)
2020#1,373 (158)#821 (44)——#544 (6)#693 (41)
2019#1,164 (205)#838 (44)——#551 (6)#623 (49)
2018#1,093 (229)#710 (56)——#629 (5)#471 (68)
2017#1,154 (214)#753 (53)——#734 (4)#559 (56)
2016#1,152 (218)#757 (52)#798 (3)—#750 (4)#627 (48)
2015#1,139 (222)#819 (46)#566 (5)——#513 (60)
2014#1,040 (249)#715 (55)———#532 (58)
2013#1,133 (213)#772 (50)——#747 (4)#517 (59)
2012#1,041 (242)#749 (53)#815 (3)——#479 (63)
2011#1,096 (224)#738 (52)#674 (4)——#541 (55)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1995 at #371.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 9,100 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 9,100uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 4,000uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 3,900uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Selina is likely to hold steady in the US in 2026: about 1 in 9,000 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 8,300 to 1 in 9,700.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Selina by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #679WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #852ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: #682MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: #1,438OHPennsylvania: #1,015PANew Jersey: #939NJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #908CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,460TXFlorida: #1,055FL
Selina (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#50625

Selina (girls): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SelinaCanadaGirls#76738
SelinaEngland & WalesGirls#61064
SelinaIrelandGirls—too few
SelinaNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SelinaScotlandGirls—too few
SelinaUSGirls#1,272176