Selene Forename
17,505th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 53,355 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Mexico
Highest density in:
Mexico
Selene Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mexico | 100% | 36,727 | 1:3,380 | 458 |
| United States | 100% | 4,938 | 1:73,418 | 3,632 |
| Spain | 100% | 2,442 | 1:19,054 | 1,141 |
| Brazil | 100% | 2,120 | 1:101,055 | 5,598 |
| Italy | 100% | 1,179 | 1:51,791 | 1,372 |
| Peru | 100% | 1,092 | 1:29,113 | 1,953 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 562 | 1:53,740 | 3,100 |
| Colombia | 100% | 497 | 1:96,135 | 3,199 |
| Argentina | 100% | 408 | 1:104,836 | 1,909 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 253 | 1:41,230 | 2,966 |
| Chile | 100% | 248 | 1:70,997 | 2,127 |
| Bolivia | 100% | 233 | 1:45,500 | 1,951 |
| Guatemala | 100% | 226 | 1:71,276 | 1,931 |
| Ecuador | - | 213 | 1:83,225 | 2,253 |
| Canada | 100% | 212 | 1:156,289 | 6,590 |
| England | 100% | 177 | 1:314,141 | 7,820 |
| Uruguay | 100% | 172 | 1:19,928 | 1,094 |
| Nicaragua | 100% | 169 | 1:35,611 | 2,022 |
| Portugal | - | 138 | 1:75,441 | 2,229 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 100 | 1:169,021 | 6,886 |
| Philippines | 99% | 98 | 1:1,081,729 | 28,817 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 89 | 1:53,572 | 2,298 |
| Panama | 100% | 88 | 1:44,393 | 3,124 |
| China | - | 78 | 1:17,513,536 | 60,186 |
| South Africa | 94% | 65 | 1:838,964 | 33,948 |
| Thailand | 100% | 60 | 1:1,167,764 | 40,051 |
| Cuba | - | 56 | 1:205,474 | 2,926 |
| Singapore | 100% | 51 | 1:123,276 | 7,712 |
| Honduras | 100% | 45 | 1:195,944 | 4,636 |
| Belize | 100% | 44 | 1:8,052 | 1,345 |
| El Salvador | - | 37 | 1:171,400 | 2,675 |
| Australia | - | 35 | 1:390,218 | 6,978 |
| Ireland | 100% | 34 | 1:136,574 | 3,000 |
| France | 100% | 33 | 1:2,014,253 | 11,794 |
| Germany | 92% | 31 | 1:3,118,641 | 15,149 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 29 | 1:46,945 | 4,279 |
| Malaysia | 94% | 26 | 1:1,171,152 | 39,513 |
| New Zealand | - | 26 | 1:174,463 | 5,979 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 25 | 1:328,540 | 6,234 |
| Finland | 100% | 24 | 1:228,466 | 3,699 |
| India | 100% | 24 | 1:50,619,915 | 863,110 |
| Paraguay | 100% | 24 | 1:301,534 | 3,938 |
| Sweden | 100% | 18 | 1:547,662 | 13,582 |
| Hong Kong | - | 16 | 1:484,545 | 4,322 |
| Turkey | 100% | 13 | 1:5,984,747 | 24,872 |
| Jamaica | - | 12 | 1:240,269 | 7,382 |
| Russia | 100% | 12 | 1:12,019,475 | 42,911 |
| Scotland | 100% | 12 | 1:445,864 | 5,809 |
| Israel | 55% | 10 | 1:840,292 | 12,787 |
| Estonia | 100% | 9 | 1:146,153 | 5,307 |
| Haiti | - | 9 | 1:1,191,884 | 16,425 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 9 | 1:394,478 | 3,471 |
| Denmark | - | 8 | 1:706,187 | 9,598 |
| Guam | - | 7 | 1:22,949 | 2,164 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 7 | 1:3,395,669 | 64,613 |
| Guyana | - | 5 | 1:152,652 | 10,224 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 4 | 1:18,456,901 | 95,891 |
| Indonesia | - | 4 | 1:64,490,917 | 960,943 |
| Malta | - | 4 | 1:107,340 | 2,111 |
| Norway | - | 4 | 1:1,283,082 | 16,224 |
| Vietnam | - | 4 | 1:23,155,778 | 5,302 |
| Nigeria | 75% | 3 | 1:59,188,120 | 318,216 |
| Northern Ireland | 100% | 2 | 1:921,573 | 3,058 |
| Albania | 100% | 2 | 1:1,523,285 | 33,816 |
| Anguilla | - | 2 | 1:6,628 | 945 |
| Austria | 100% | 2 | 1:4,257,100 | 13,469 |
| Belgium | 100% | 2 | 1:5,745,020 | 30,381 |
| Cape Verde | 100% | 2 | 1:264,576 | 4,841 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 2 | 1:8,873,422 | 35,327 |
| Macau | - | 2 | 1:304,104 | 1,640 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 2 | 1:4,076,157 | 155,819 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 100% | 2 | 1:55,790 | 4,636 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Wales | 100% | 2 | 1:1,547,154 | 12,610 |
| Afghanistan | - | 1 | 1:32,623,516 | 66,536 |
| Angola | - | 1 | 1:26,966,606 | 7,835 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Bahrain | - | 1 | 1:1,348,673 | 7,854 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Belarus | - | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | - | 1 | 1:3,524,458 | 8,651 |
| British Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:31,250 | 1,787 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 1 | 1:21,610,503 | 119,836 |
| Cayman Islands | - | 1 | 1:61,299 | 2,487 |
| Egypt | - | 1 | 1:91,900,946 | 53,283 |
| Eritrea | - | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Greece | - | 1 | 1:10,934,548 | 22,228 |
| Grenada | 100% | 1 | 1:108,125 | 4,208 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Ivory Coast | 100% | 1 | 1:23,075,933 | 135,227 |
| Japan | - | 1 | 1:127,986,057 | 94,066 |
| Jordan | - | 1 | 1:8,826,774 | 11,126 |
| Kuwait | - | 1 | 1:3,785,264 | 15,388 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Luxembourg | - | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Morocco | - | 1 | 1:34,348,636 | 18,260 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Poland | 89% | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | - | 1 | 1:34,707 | 1,398 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 1 | 1:7,151,993 | 94,323 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 1 | 1:109,747 | 4,493 |
| Zambia | - | 1 | 1:15,854,794 | 66,637 |
| Zimbabwe | - | 1 | 1:15,423,817 | 113,731 |
The alternate forms: Selené (5), Selène (3), Seléne (2), Sélène (11) & Séléné (4) are calculated separately.
Selene (42) may also be a surname.
Selene Forename Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A Greek name, meaning: The moon goddess.
— Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead
User-submitted Reference
This name has two possible origins.
(Turkish) It means 'boast', 'strong flowing water'.
(Greek) A variant of Selene, from the Greek Selēnē, which is derived from selēnē, meaning 'the moon'. The name was borne by the Greek mythological goddess of the moon.
- turquoiseThe name Selen, Selena, or Selene originates from the name of an ancient Greek titan, daughter of Hyperion and Theia, goddess of the moon.
- selendymionSelene Forename Popularity
Selene Demographics
Selene Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 617 (2014)
United States
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Selene Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Selene in the Russian language | ||
| Селене | selene | - |
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