Selah Girl
How popular is Selah?
#216 girl name in 2025
1,416 baby girls were named Selah in the US in 2025, making it the 216th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).
Selah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #216 for girls (▲ 63 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 1,416 girls, 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | Rising fast (+105% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #461 in 2015, #425 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2025 (1,416 girls) |
| Highest rank | #216 in 2025 |
| First recorded | 1962 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 1% boys, 99% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 1% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Selah counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Selah family of names ranked #233 for girls in 2025 (#290 the year before), with 1,445 babies in all.
| Spelling | Girls in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Selah | 1,416 | 98% |
| Sela | 29 | 2% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Selah is most popular
Babies named Selah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Hawaii: 2.5 per 1,000 (29 girls)
- Montana: 2.3 per 1,000 (31 girls)
- South Dakota: 1.7 per 1,000 (24 girls)
- Wyoming: 1.6 per 1,000 (7 girls)
- Idaho: 1.5 per 1,000 (49 girls)
Selah by decade
| Decade | Baby girls | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 11 | #5,859 |
| 1970s | 55 | #4,679 |
| 1980s | 104 | #4,346 |
| 1990s | 347 | #1,652 |
| 2000s | 2,482 | #694 |
| 2010s | 6,176 | #432 |
| 2020s | 6,012 | #216 |
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Questions
- Is Selah a boy or girl name?
- Selah is mostly a girl name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Selah were girls.
- How popular is the name Selah?
- 1,416 baby girls were named Selah in the US in 2025, making it the 216th most popular girl name. Another 13 boys got the name (#6,442 for boys).
- When was Selah most popular?
- Selah peaked in 2025, when 1,416 girls were given the name. Its highest rank was #216 in 2025.
- How many people are named Selah?
- 15,394 babies have been named Selah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 15,310 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 9.
- Where is Selah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Selah was most common in Hawaii, at 2.5 of every 1,000 girls born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.