Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
Seleana is a variant of Selene. An origin associated with Selene is Greek.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1971. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. Seleana is a variant of Selene. The history of Selene gives this family its wider story. In mythological stories, Selene is associated with the goddess of the moon.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Seleana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 45
- 0 boys · 45 girls
- Most popular year
- 1977
- 8 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for girls is 6 in 2011. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for girls was 8 in 1977.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Seleana’s family of names
Seleana has a related form in Selene.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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