Seleni
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- seh-LEE-nee
- Origin
- Greek
Seleni is a girls' name of Greek origin, meaning “moon”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Seleni mean?
Greek: Modern Greek form of Selene
“moon”
Selene was the Greek goddess of the moon and the sister of Helios, the sun.
Is Seleni a girl's or a boy's name?
Seleni is a girls' name.
How popular is Seleni in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 28 girls. It first appears in the records in 1993.
Half of all the girls named Seleni in the US since 1880 were born between 2008 and 2019, the years shaded on the chart below.
Seleni in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 7 | #12,201 |
| 2020 | 8 | #11,085 |
| 2019 | 10 | #9,730 |
| 2018 | 10 | #9,801 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5,043 |
| 2016 | 28 | #4,849 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #17,498 |
| 2007 | 9 | #11,626 |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 5 | #14,403 |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #9,576 |
| 1995 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 6 | #11,771 |
| 1993 | 8 | #9,552 |
Names like Seleni
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sophia Jaylani Alessia Sianni Sophie Everly Lydia Elowyn Calliope Jenesis Kehlani Lorelai
Names related to Seleni
More Greek names
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Sources
Figures from 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, “Seleni: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/seleni, updated 20 October 2026.