Selina

What does the name Selina mean?

Selina is an English spelling of Selena, from the Greek Selene, the goddess of the "moon"; some also link it to the Latin Caelina, "heavenly". Comic readers know it as the real name of Catwoman, Selina Kyle, while the Selena spelling belongs to the singers Selena Quintanilla and Selena Gomez. Selina ranked number 814 in 2000, dropped out of the US top 1000 shortly after and stands at number 1,278 in 2025.

At a glance

Gender
Girl's name
Origin
Greek / English
Popularity
Rather rare – #1278 of the girl names in the United States
International
Selina (English / German), Selena (Spanish / English), Célina (French), Selene (Greek / Italian).

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