Selina
Meaning and origin
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. First recorded in England in the 17th century, possibly from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”), or a variant of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.
Source: Wiktionary, English entry for Selina (CC BY-SA 4.0). This is the origin of the name in English; families in Sweden may have taken it from another language.
Popularity in Sweden
Among newborns, Selina has been fairly steady over the last few years. Its best year between 1998 and 2022 was 2017. The figures are for this exact spelling; other spellings of the name are counted on their own.
Years with fewer than two babies (fewer than ten before 2004) show as zero in the chart and as – in the table.
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| Year | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1998 | – |
| 1999 | – |
| 2000 | – |
| 2001 | 12 |
| 2002 | 15 |
| 2003 | 11 |
| 2004 | 6 |
| 2005 | 10 |
| 2006 | 9 |
| 2007 | 14 |
| 2008 | 10 |
| 2009 | 9 |
| 2010 | 8 |
| 2011 | 16 |
| 2012 | 14 |
| 2013 | 16 |
| 2014 | 26 |
| 2015 | 17 |
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 31 |
| 2018 | 30 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 29 |
| 2021 | 24 |
| 2022 | 27 |
Everyone registered in Sweden on 31 December with this as the first name they use.
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| Year | Women and girls |
|---|---|
| 1999 | 101 |
| 2000 | 108 |
| 2001 | 119 |
| 2002 | 132 |
| 2003 | 150 |
| 2004 | 158 |
| 2005 | 170 |
| 2006 | 183 |
| 2007 | 196 |
| 2008 | 211 |
| 2009 | 220 |
| 2010 | 233 |
| 2011 | 251 |
| 2012 | 270 |
| 2013 | 295 |
| 2014 | 322 |
| 2015 | 342 |
| 2016 | 386 |
| 2017 | 433 |
| 2018 | 472 |
| 2019 | 505 |
| 2020 | 541 |
Selina in a sentence
- Hej! Jag heter Selina.Hi! My name is Selina.
- Selina ringde och sa att hon blir lite sen.Selina called and said she'll be a bit late.
- Vet du om Selina kommer på festen på lördag?Do you know if Selina is coming to the party on Saturday?
- Selinas mamma är lärare.Selina's mum is a teacher.
Swedish shows possession with a plain -s and no apostrophe: Selinas mamma is Selina's mum.
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Questions about Selina
How do you pronounce Selina in Swedish?
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What does the name Selina mean?
Wiktionary describes it as a female given name from Latin. First recorded in England in the 17th century, possibly from Latin Caelīna (“heavenly”), or a variant of Selene, the Ancient Greek goddess of the moon.
How popular is Selina in Sweden?
27 babies were named Selina in 2022. In 2020, 541 people in Sweden had Selina as the first name they go by. Among newborns the name has been fairly steady lately and peaked in 2017 in the years SCB covers (1998–2022).
Popularity figures: Statistics Sweden (SCB), name statistics (BE0001) from the Statistical Database, released as open data under CC0. Each spelling is counted as its own name, as SCB does. SCB's open name statistics end with babies named in 2022 and the population on 31 December 2020; SCB stopped producing name statistics in 2024 and now points to the Swedish Tax Agency (Skatteverket) for newer figures.
Origins, IPA and recordings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), via kaikki.org; recordings from Lingua Libre on Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA). Lingolib is not affiliated with SCB or Wiktionary. Sources last checked 7 October 2026.