Saleena
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-LEE-na
- Origin
- Greek
Saleena is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “moon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saleena mean?
Greek: spelling of Salena, itself a spelling of Selena
“moon”
Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon.
Meaning borrowed from Salena.
Is Saleena a girl's or a boy's name?
Saleena is a girls' name.
How popular is Saleena in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2001, with 12 girls.
Half of all the girls named Saleena in the UK since 1996 were born between 2003 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Saleena in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 | #5,966 |
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 6 | #3,697 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 6 | #3,738 |
| 2018 | 7 | #3,344 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,980 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 3 | #5,920 |
| 2013 | 8 | #3,060 |
| 2012 | 6 | #3,881 |
| 2011 | 9 | #2,794 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,715 |
| 2009 | 9 | #2,695 |
| 2008 | 10 | #2,454 |
| 2007 | 6 | #3,396 |
| 2006 | 11 | #2,119 |
| 2005 | 6 | #3,133 |
| 2004 | 8 | #2,406 |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,877 |
| 2002 | 5 | #3,047 |
| 2001 | 12 | #1,637 |
| 2000 | 4 | #3,399 |
| 1999 | 6 | #2,559 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
How popular is Saleena in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1996, with 37 girls. It first appears in the records in 1974.
Half of all the girls named Saleena in the US since 1880 were born between 1992 and 2010, the years shaded on the chart below.
Saleena in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6 | #13,472 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11,164 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 15 | #7,405 |
| 2017 | 17 | #6,804 |
| 2016 | 17 | #6,898 |
| 2015 | 8 | #11,830 |
| 2014 | 15 | #7,633 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 13 | #8,628 |
| 2011 | 16 | #7,432 |
| 2010 | 18 | #6,901 |
| 2009 | 15 | #8,054 |
| 2008 | 15 | #8,105 |
| 2007 | 17 | #7,390 |
| 2006 | 21 | #6,123 |
| 2005 | 18 | #6,523 |
| 2004 | 19 | #6,211 |
| 2003 | 20 | #5,790 |
| 2002 | 16 | #6,692 |
| 2001 | 13 | #7,717 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 19 | #5,418 |
| 1998 | 26 | #4,235 |
| 1997 | 27 | #4,004 |
| 1996 | 37 | #3,144 |
| 1995 | 33 | #3,352 |
| 1994 | 24 | #4,233 |
| 1993 | 26 | #3,982 |
| 1992 | 23 | #4,375 |
| 1991 | 16 | #5,653 |
| 1990 | 17 | #5,281 |
| 1989 | 14 | #5,830 |
| 1988 | 11 | #6,661 |
| 1987 | 14 | #5,307 |
| 1986 | 25 | #3,457 |
| 1985 | 8 | #7,560 |
| 1984 | 9 | #6,808 |
| 1983 | 6 | #9,013 |
| 1982 | 5 | #10,514 |
| 1981 | 6 | #9,108 |
| 1980 | 10 | #6,318 |
| 1979 | 10 | #6,188 |
| 1978 | 7 | #7,647 |
| 1977 | 14 | #4,651 |
| 1976 | 9 | #6,046 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 5 | #8,773 |
Names like Saleena
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Summer, Aaliyah, Khadija, Amira, Safiya, Halima, Hiba, Sumayyah, Salma, Hafsa, Zainab
Names related to Saleena
Selena, Salina, Salena, Saleen, Solena, Selenia, Shayleen, Salene
More Greek names
Luca, Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saleena: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saleena, updated 20 October 2026.