Skip to main content

Selena

Also spelled: Selina

Usually a girl's name

Meaning
Origin disputed: Greek Selene, the moon goddess, or Selina, Latin 'heavenly' Disputed

Often given simply as 'moon'; the references also derive it from Latin 'heavenly'.

Origin
Greek or Latin
Popularity

US 2025: #268 (girls) · England and Wales 2025: #324

Popularity: US Social Security Administration 2025; Office for National Statistics 2025, England and Wales. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

This name's meaning doesn't link to one of the five elements, so it isn't matched to a chart here.

Sources