Sela is a rare variant of Selah that peaked in 2000 and has grown less common since.
Sela is a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #4,738 for girl births in the United States (and #8,216 across all names), given to 29 babies. Sela first appears in 1950 and peaked in 2000 (81 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29 | 29 | #4,738 |
| 2024 | 35 | 35 | #4,198 |
| 2023 | 26 | 26 | #5,103 |
| 2022 | 24 | 24 | #5,442 |
| 2021 | 21 | 21 | #5,918 |
| 2020 | 19 | 19 | #6,288 |
| 2019 | 27 | 27 | #5,016 |
| 2018 | 45 | 45 | #3,486 |
| 2017 | 27 | 27 | #5,032 |
| 2016 | 22 | 22 | #5,955 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | #4,837 |
| 2014 | 34 | 34 | #4,343 |
| 2013 | 29 | 29 | #4,867 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #4,108 |
| 2011 | 43 | 43 | #3,652 |
| 2010 | 31 | 31 | #4,715 |
| 2009 | 50 | 50 | #3,348 |
| 2008 | 51 | 51 | #3,311 |
| 2007 | 63 | 63 | #2,885 |
| 2006 | 68 | 68 | #2,664 |
| 2005 | 64 | 64 | #2,666 |
| 2004 | 47 | 47 | #3,256 |
| 2003 | 64 | 64 | #2,548 |
| 2002 | 61 | 61 | #2,575 |
| 2001 | 66 | 66 | #2,405 |
| 2000 | 81 | 81 | #2,048 |
| 1999 | 33 | 33 | #3,706 |
| 1998 | 20 | 20 | #5,319 |
| 1997 | 11 | — | #8,228 |
| 1996 | 31 | — | #3,615 |
| 1995 | 29 | — | #3,758 |
| 1994 | 20 | — | #4,983 |
| 1993 | 20 | — | #4,956 |
| 1992 | 9 | — | #9,336 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | #10,057 |
| 1990 | 7 | — | #11,142 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | #7,234 |
| 1986 | 7 | — | #9,349 |
| 1979 | 7 | — | #8,790 |
| 1977 | 6 | — | #9,377 |
| 1957 | 7 | — | #5,290 |
| 1954 | 5 | — | #6,480 |
| 1950 | 5 | — | #5,977 |