Selena
From the Greek word for the moon. Only around 700 women in Poland carry it, so most Poles have never met one, and each newcomer sticks in the memory.
Selena Pronunciation
Selena is pronounced se-LE-nah (/sɛˈlɛna/).
How many people are named Selena
1 in 31752 women in Poland is named Selena. 710 people carry it in the 2025 register: rank #1105 among female names.
Selena's popularity over time
26 girls were given the name in 2025, ranking #468 among newborns. It is making a comeback after a low in 2004.
Where Selena is most popular
Selena is most popular in Silesian, 136% above the national average (37 girls born 2019–2025), followed by Pomeranian (+67%) and Lubusz (+46%). It is least common in Subcarpathian and West Pomeranian, 64% and 48% below average respectively.
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Silesian37 girls born+136%
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Pomeranian17 girls born+67%
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Lubusz5 girls born+46%
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Lower Silesian14 girls born+29%
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Opole4 girls born+26%
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Warmian-Masurian6 girls born+21%
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Lesser Poland15 girls born−4%
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Greater Poland14 girls born−6%
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Masovian20 girls born−18%
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Łódź5 girls born−43%
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Kuyavian-Pomeranian4 girls born−47%
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West Pomeranian3 girls born−48%
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Świętokrzyskie2 girls born−48%
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Subcarpathian3 girls born−64%
Selena as a middle name
Selena is a first name for 710 women in Poland and a middle name for another 168, an 81/19 split. In the women's middle-name ranking it sits 520th, between Astrid (169) and Ryta (165).
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518
171Bogda
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519
169Astrid
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520168Selena
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521
165Ryta
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522
164Konstantyna