Meaning of the nameSelina
- Female
- Se-li-na
Selina is a female name, a variant of Celina and Selena, of uncertain origin: Wiktionary cites the Latin Caelīna ('celestial') or the Greek goddess Selene.
Meaning
The meaning of Selina is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 2,719
- Rank in Brazil
- #4,148
- Median age
- 59 years
- 2010 Census
- 3,847
- people
Selina in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Selina, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (567 people).
2,701 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 Selina is most common
States with the highest share of people named Selina in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Espírito Santo 0.003%
- Bahia 0.002%
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- Santa Catarina 0.002%
- Paraná 0.002%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 485 | 0.001% |
| Bahia | 266 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 245 | 0.001% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 220 | 0.001% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 206 | 0.002% |
| Paraná | 185 | 0.002% |
| Santa Catarina | 127 | 0.002% |
| Goiás | 109 | 0.002% |
| Pernambuco | 106 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 103 | 0.003% |
| Pará | 94 | 0.001% |
| Mato Grosso | 82 | 0.002% |
| Mato Grosso do Sul | 64 | 0.002% |
| Amazonas | 61 | 0.002% |
| Maranhão | 55 | 0.001% |
| Ceará | 52 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 37 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 35 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 34 | 0.001% |
| Rondônia | 34 | 0.002% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 26 | 0.001% |
| Tocantins | 23 | 0.002% |
| Piauí | 19 | 0.001% |
| Acre | 17 | 0.002% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Selina
According to Wiktionary, Selina possibly comes from the Latin Caelīna, 'celestial', or is a variant of Selene, the Greek goddess of the moon. Behind the Name treats it as a variant of Celina and Selena, and its use in English dates from the seventeenth century. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,719 people named Selina, with a median age of 59. The records are almost always female, with more births in the 1950s and 1960s. Proportionally, it is most common in Espírito Santo.
Sources
- Wiktionary: Selina · en.wiktionary.org · origin
- Behind the Name: Selina · behindthename.com · origin
Questions about the name Selina
What does the name Selina mean?
The meaning of Selina is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Selina in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,719 people with the first name Selina, which ranks it number 4,148 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.
Is Selina a boy's or a girl's name?
Selina is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 2,701 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Selina most common?
Proportionally, in Espírito Santo: 0.003% of the state's population is named Selina (103 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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