Spellings

Selena or Celina?

In the US in 2025, 68% of babies in this name family were spelled Selena and 19% Celina. Same name, slightly different impression: here are the figures for each spelling.

Ten years ago

Selena already led in 2015, with 72% of the family's births; it has 70% in 2025. All spellings together, the family went from 1,413 to 1,675 births (+19%).

Births by spelling, 2015 and 2025
Spelling20152025Change
Selena1,0161,170+15%
Celina175329+88%
Selina222176−21%

How they sound

  • Selena /səˈliːnə/ (suh-LEE-nuh)
  • Celina /səˈlinə/ (suh-LEE-nuh)
  • Selina /səˈlinə/ (suh-LEE-nuh)
  • Céléna /seleˈna/ (say-lay-NA)

In France

In France in 2025: Selena 200 births (#269 among girls), Celina 20 births, Selina 25 births and Céléna 10 births.

Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France), 2025 data. How we calculate these figures.

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