Selah

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Selah is a given name used predominantly for girls, but also given to boys (1% of births). There have been 13,941 people born with this name in the United States since 1880 — 13,747 as girls and 194 as boys. Selah gained popularity in the 2000s, peaked in 2024.

Popularity Over Time

Yearly Data

Year Births
2024 1,143
2023 1,036
2022 892
2021 831
2020 735
2019 709
2018 747
2017 704
2016 688
2015 697
2014 583
2013 552
2012 580
2011 517
2010 468
2009 426
2008 385
2007 344
2006 330
2005 268
2004 179
2003 189
2002 161
2001 124
2000 124
1999 107
1998 53
1997 33
1996 40
1995 40
1994 16
1993 24
1992 19
1991 16
1990 11
1989 8
1988 9
1987 16
1986 12
1985 8
1984 6
1983 7
1982 17
1981 10
1980 11
1979 9
1978 14
1977 8
1976 6
1974 7
1973 5
1972 6
1967 5
1962 6