Meaning: Its source is Selene, a Greek name meaning "The moon."

Languages: This girl's name is used in English, Serbian and Croatian.

Popularity: The name Selena ranked 234th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 815th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.

This name first made its appearance on state popularity lists of the 1990s, and has been trending upward in usage ever since.

Narrative: The original form was the name of a Greek moon goddess.

Some belive that this name is instead derived from Celia or the French name Marceline.