Seleny comes from the Modern American tradition, meaning Moon goddess or moonlight..
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How popular is Seleny?
2017peak year
Today, Seleny is rarely chosen — ranked well outside the top 1,000 (around #13892), with only about 8 babies given the name per year. But it wasn't always this way. At its peak in 2017, 15 babies were given the name (ranked #7782 nationally). Its strongest stretch was the 2010s. Seleny has been declining in recent years. In all, around 90 babies have been registered as Seleny since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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