Selene

Where Selene comes from

From the Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē, proper noun), from σέλας (sélas, “light”).
— Wiktionary's entry for Selene
  • Ancient Greek
  • 3 syllables
  • Vowel-ended
Along the way
  1. 1876
    Selene Johnson born
    American actress
  2. 1919
    First appearance
    #4,814 among girls, 5 babies — the first year at least five got the name.
  3. 1993
    Selene Caramazza born
    Italian actress
  4. 2025
    Peak, #621
    469 babies named Selene — more than any year before or since.
In the dictionary
  • A female given name from Ancient Greek.
Namesakes
  • Selene Johnson · American actress, 1876–1960
  • Selene Caramazza · Italian actress, born 1993
  • Selene Luna · American performer, born 1971
  • Selene Mahri · Finnish model, 1924–2020

Sources: the origin note and dictionary entry are quoted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); the namesakes come from Wikidata (CC0); the milestones are worked out from the SSA record.