Selah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Selah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Selah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Selah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Selah is a girl name of Hebrew origin meaning “pause, praise”. A musical term found in the biblical Psalms.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 15,394 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 75 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Selah per year, United States (1962 to 2025). United States peaked in 2025 (1,429/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2025 (15/yr).
Selah has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 2025, when it ranked #471 nationally (given to 1,444 babies that year).
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