Meaning of the nameSelene
- Female
- Greek origin
- Se-le-ne
Selene is a feminine name of Greek origin meaning 'moon', the name of the goddess of the Moon in Greek mythology.
Meaning
“moon”
Source: Wiktionary: Selene · Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selene · Behind the Name: Selene
- People (2022)
- 2,087
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,959
- Median age
- 50 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,968
- people
Selene in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Selene, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1960s (531 people).
2,072 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Selene is most common
States with the highest share of people named Selene in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Bahia 0.001%
- Santa Catarina 0.001%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.001%
- São Paulo 0.001%
- Minas Gerais 0.001%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 392 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 192 | 0.001% |
| Minas Gerais | 177 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 138 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 122 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 100 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 94 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 94 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 88 | 0.001% |
| Amazonas | 87 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 84 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 72 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 72 | 0.002% |
| Espírito Santo | 66 | 0.002% |
| Distrito Federal | 57 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 47 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 42 | 0.003% |
| Mato Grosso | 29 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 26 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 25 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 18 | 0.002% |
| Alagoas | 17 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 15 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Selene
Wiktionary traces Selene to Latin Selēnē and Ancient Greek Σελήνη (Selḗnē), the name of the goddess of the Moon. The Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil (Dictionary of Names in Use in Brazil) gives the origin as Greek Seléne, 'moon', and Behind the Name also indicates the meaning 'moon'. The dictionary lists Celene as a spelling variant. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,087 people named Selene, with a median age of 50; proportionally, the name is most common in Bahia.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Selene · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
- Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil: Selene · dicionariodenomesdobrasil.com.br · meaning
- Behind the Name: Selene · behindthename.com · meaning
Questions about the name Selene
What does the name Selene mean?
Selene means “moon”, according to Wiktionary and Dicionário de Nomes em Uso no Brasil.
How many people are named Selene in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,087 people with the first name Selene, which ranks it number 4,959 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1960s.
Is Selene a boy's or a girl's name?
Selene is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,072 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
What is the origin of the name Selene?
Selene is a name of Greek origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.
In which Brazilian state is Selene most common?
Proportionally, in Bahia: 0.001% of the state's population is named Selene (192 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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