Selene
Girl · se-LEE-nee · Greek
Selene is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “moon”. In 2025 it ranked 996th for girls in the UK (37 babies) and 621st for girls in the US (469 babies).
What does Selene mean?
Greek
“moon”
Selene is the Greek goddess and personification of the moon, sister of Helios, the sun.
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Is Selene a girl's or a boy's name?
Selene is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 37 girls in the UK and 469 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Selene in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #996among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 37about 1 in 7,500 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 58% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 37 girls in the UK were named Selene, making it the 996th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,647th.
2025 had the most girls named Selene of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the girls named Selene in the UK since 1996 were born between 2012 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
Among girls in 2025, it was 951st in England and Wales.
Selene in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 37 | #996 |
| 2024 | 26 | #1,321 |
| 2023 | 19 | #1,666 |
| 2022 | 23 | #1,452 |
| 2021 | 22 | #1,491 |
| 2020 | 19 | #1,647 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,871 |
| 2018 | 17 | #1,810 |
| 2017 | 9 | #2,864 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 7 | #3,321 |
| 2013 | 11 | #2,454 |
| 2012 | 12 | #2,319 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 5 | #4,220 |
| 2009 | 6 | #3,603 |
| 2008 | 7 | #3,203 |
| 2007 | 5 | #3,858 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 6 | #2,957 |
| 2003 | 3 | #4,560 |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
| 2001 | 3 | #4,156 |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 5 | #2,855 |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
| 1996 | 6 | #2,469 |
How popular is Selene in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #621among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 469about 1 in 3,400 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 33% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 469 girls in the US were named Selene, making it the 621st most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 803rd. It first appears in the records in 1919.
2025 had the most girls named Selene of any year since it first appeared, in 1919.
Half of all the girls named Selene in the US since 1880 were born between 1994 and 2020, the years shaded on the chart below.
Selene in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 469 | #621 |
| 2024 | 426 | #674 |
| 2023 | 401 | #708 |
| 2022 | 425 | #689 |
| 2021 | 397 | #720 |
| 2020 | 337 | #803 |
| 2019 | 313 | #854 |
| 2018 | 327 | #830 |
| 2017 | 292 | #915 |
| 2016 | 204 | #1,210 |
| 2015 | 214 | #1,175 |
| 2014 | 194 | #1,248 |
| 2013 | 215 | #1,126 |
| 2012 | 240 | #1,050 |
| 2011 | 170 | #1,354 |
| 2010 | 179 | #1,311 |
| 2009 | 197 | #1,249 |
| 2008 | 202 | #1,242 |
| 2007 | 225 | #1,141 |
| 2006 | 264 | #984 |
| 2005 | 168 | #1,314 |
| 2004 | 186 | #1,200 |
| 2003 | 108 | #1,742 |
| 2002 | 131 | #1,455 |
| 2001 | 111 | #1,640 |
| 2000 | 117 | #1,538 |
| 1999 | 138 | #1,307 |
| 1998 | 132 | #1,328 |
| 1997 | 115 | #1,440 |
| 1996 | 118 | #1,397 |
| 1995 | 196 | #961 |
| 1994 | 185 | #1,003 |
| 1993 | 215 | #894 |
| 1992 | 193 | #985 |
| 1991 | 150 | #1,164 |
| 1990 | 166 | #1,064 |
| 1989 | 85 | #1,625 |
| 1988 | 51 | #2,211 |
| 1987 | 50 | #2,154 |
| 1986 | 43 | #2,343 |
| 1985 | 40 | #2,439 |
| 1984 | 43 | #2,265 |
| 1983 | 43 | #2,235 |
| 1982 | 35 | #2,645 |
| 1981 | 37 | #2,529 |
| 1980 | 54 | #1,964 |
| 1979 | 54 | #1,917 |
| 1978 | 46 | #2,050 |
| 1977 | 64 | #1,637 |
| 1976 | 51 | #1,820 |
| 1975 | 43 | #2,023 |
| 1974 | 39 | #2,100 |
| 1973 | 45 | #1,857 |
| 1972 | 36 | #2,135 |
| 1971 | 46 | #1,877 |
| 1970 | 49 | #1,804 |
| 1969 | 70 | #1,370 |
| 1968 | 25 | #2,482 |
| 1967 | 28 | #2,272 |
| 1966 | 46 | #1,646 |
| 1965 | 41 | #1,768 |
| 1964 | 34 | #2,039 |
| 1963 | 40 | #1,838 |
| 1962 | 30 | #2,162 |
| 1961 | 29 | #2,196 |
| 1960 | 16 | #3,094 |
| 1959 | 33 | #1,950 |
| 1958 | 27 | #2,166 |
| 1957 | 16 | #2,925 |
| 1956 | 17 | #2,825 |
| 1955 | 10 | #3,777 |
| 1954 | 15 | #2,888 |
| 1953 | 8 | #4,225 |
| 1952 | 12 | #3,200 |
| 1951 | 10 | #3,481 |
| 1950 | 13 | #2,908 |
| 1949 | 9 | #3,611 |
| 1948 | 5 | #5,241 |
| 1947 | 14 | #2,768 |
| 1946 | 23 | #1,918 |
| 1945 | 9 | #3,131 |
| 1944 | 7 | #3,685 |
| 1943 | 6 | #4,195 |
| 1942 | 6 | #4,122 |
| 1941 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,899 |
| 1931 | 6 | #3,846 |
| 1930 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 7 | #3,680 |
| 1928 | 5 | #4,723 |
| 1927 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 6 | #4,304 |
| 1925 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 5 | #4,966 |
| 1922 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 5 | #4,812 |
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