Selen
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- seh-LEN
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #3,409 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #7,883 for girls
Selen is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “moon”. In 2025 it ranked 3,409th for girls in the UK (7 babies) and 7,883rd for girls in the US (13 babies).
What does Selen mean?
Greek: Turkish form of Selene
“moon”
A Turkish name taken from Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon.
Is Selen a girl's or a boy's name?
Selen is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 7 girls in the UK and 13 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Selen in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #3,409among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 7about 1 in 40,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Rising fastup 200% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 7 girls in the UK were named Selen, making it the 3,409th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 4,744th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 9 girls.
Half of all the girls named Selen in the UK since 1996 were born between 2001 and 2020. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,332nd in England and Wales.
Selen in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #3,409 |
| 2024 | 5 | #4,253 |
| 2023 | 9 | #2,841 |
| 2022 | 3 | #5,885 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 4 | #4,744 |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 4 | #4,967 |
| 2016 | 5 | #4,290 |
| 2015 | 6 | #3,777 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 5 | #4,244 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 4 | #4,742 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 7 | #2,940 |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 4 | #3,556 |
| 2001 | 8 | #2,150 |
| 2000 | 5 | #2,907 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,912 |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 6 | #2,552 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,815 |
How popular is Selen in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #7,883among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 13about 1 in 120,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to calltoo few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 13 girls in the US were named Selen, making it the 7,883rd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 11,085th. Its busiest year was 2007, with 13 girls. It first appears in the records in 1992.
2025 had more girls named Selen than any year since 2007.
Half of all the girls named Selen in the US since 1880 were born between 2007 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Selen in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 13 | #7,883 |
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9,674 |
| 2021 | 8 | #11,141 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 8 | #11,422 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14,120 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16,210 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 12 | #8,961 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 6 | #14,956 |
| 2011 | 5 | #16,756 |
| 2010 | 6 | #14,953 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 13 | #9,003 |
| 2006 | 6 | #15,147 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 11 | #8,751 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #12,420 |
| 1997 | 8 | #9,797 |
| 1996 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 7 | #10,471 |
Names like Selen
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Lyra Eden Seren Maisie Stevie Sophie Harper Zoe Thea Isla Phoebe Imogen
Names related to Selen
More Greek names
Luca Theodore Sophia George Theo Lucas Sofia Alexander Sebastian Penelope Margot Luke Chloe Iris Lainey Elena
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, “Selen: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/selen, updated 20 October 2026.