Selana
Sellana is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece, named after the ancient city of "Sellana" or "Silàna". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Palamas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 89.490 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Proastio, which has 1,434 inhabitants (2021).
Meaning & Origin of Selana
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sellana is a former municipality in the Karditsa regional unit, Thessaly, Greece, named after the ancient city of "Sellana" or "Silàna". Since the 2011 local government reform it is part of the municipality Palamas, of which it is a municipal unit. The municipal unit has an area of 89.490 km2. The seat of the municipality was in Proastio, which has 1,434 inhabitants (2021).
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The Story of Selana
Selana first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1995, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1995, when 5 Selanas were born — ranking #13,386 that year. As of 2026, Selana ranks #14,411 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 20 Selanas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
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About the name Selana
Selana is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1995 and has accumulated 20 births in the dataset. Selana's peak popularity came in 1995 when it ranked #13,386. Use the chart and map above to compare Selana's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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