Salina
Salina was the 4154th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 495th with 385 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 402 places. More babies were named Salina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Selena) Origin uncertain · Greek, Latin
- Rank in 2025
- #4,154 girls, up 372 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 35girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1977385 babies
- Total since 1880
- 7,239babies recorded
What does the name Salina mean?
Salina is a spelling of Selena, pronounced the same way, so it shares Selena's meaning and origin.
Selena has two possible sources, Wiktionary explains: a variant of Selina, which may come from Latin caelum, 'sky, heaven', or the Greek Selene, the goddess and personification of the moon. Wikipedia considers it a probable variant of Selene. In the US the name is associated with the Tejano singer Selena Quintanilla (1971 to 1995), whom Wikipedia lists among its bearers.
Σελήνη (Ancient Greek, “Selene, the moon”)caelum (Latin, “sky, heaven (in Selina)”)
How sure is this? Uncertain. Greek Selene 'moon' or Latin-based Selina; sources give both.
Related names: Selina, Selene, Celina, Salina.
See also: Greek names, names that mean sky, star, moon or sun.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Selena', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Selena (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Salina popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,154 | 35 |
| 2020 | #4,526 | 30 |
| 2010 | #3,739 | 42 |
| 2000 | #1,788 | 98 |
| 1990 | #1,023 | 178 |
| 1980 | #842 | 186 |
| 1970 | #2,111 | 39 |
| 1960 | #2,289 | 27 |
| 1950 | #4,663 | 7 |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,555 | 9 |
| 1910 | #1,612 | 10 |
| 1900 | #1,544 | 8 |
| 1890 | #1,320 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Salina, counting every spelling?
Salina is a spelling of Selena, a name family that ranked #203 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #4,154 for Salina on its own. Together these spellings went to 1,710 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Selena | 1,170 | #268 | 6,504 |
| Celina | 329 | #829 | 1,287 |
| Selina | 176 | #1,278 | 859 |
| Salina | 35 | #4,154 | 173 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Salina?
35 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Salina (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Salina born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 240 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Salina.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Salina?
About 6,700 people born in the US named Salina are alive today, with a median age of 37; half are between 29 and 47. That makes Salina mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Salina by state
How common Salina was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Salina: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Salina, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Salina
What does Salina mean?
The origin of Selena is uncertain: Greek Selene 'moon' or Latin-based Selina; sources give both.
How popular is the name Salina?
Salina was the 4154th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 35 babies. Its best year was 1977, when it ranked 495th with 385 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 402 places. More babies were named Salina in the 1990s than in any other decade.
Is Salina a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Salina in the US.
Where is Salina most popular?
In 2021–2025, Salina was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and New York.