Selah is an established girls' name that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2025.
Selah is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #216 among girls (1,416) and #6,741 among boys (13) — overall #471 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1,429 | 1,429 | #216 | #6,741 |
| 2024 | 1,155 | 1,155 | #279 | #4,852 |
| 2023 | 1,039 | 1,039 | #301 | #7,226 |
| 2022 | 893 | 893 | #358 | #9,690 |
| 2021 | 837 | 837 | #378 | #8,721 |
| 2020 | 735 | 735 | #425 | #6,564 |
| 2019 | 709 | 709 | #445 | #9,603 |
| 2018 | 747 | 747 | #432 | #5,997 |
| 2017 | 705 | 705 | #457 | #8,041 |
| 2016 | 688 | 688 | #464 | — |
| 2015 | 697 | 697 | #461 | #10,441 |
| 2014 | 583 | 583 | #540 | #11,878 |
| 2013 | 552 | 552 | #538 | — |
| 2012 | 581 | 581 | #527 | #12,030 |
| 2011 | 517 | 517 | #576 | #7,421 |
| 2010 | 468 | 468 | #645 | #9,528 |
| 2009 | 426 | 426 | #695 | #10,781 |
| 2008 | 385 | 385 | #773 | #14,262 |
| 2007 | 344 | 344 | #833 | — |
| 2006 | 330 | 330 | #832 | #11,812 |
| 2005 | 268 | 268 | #944 | #13,028 |
| 2004 | 179 | 179 | #1,229 | — |
| 2003 | 189 | 189 | #1,198 | #7,153 |
| 2002 | 161 | 161 | #1,280 | #9,219 |
| 2001 | 124 | 124 | #1,513 | — |
| 2000 | 124 | 124 | #1,549 | #8,080 |
| 1999 | 107 | 107 | #1,665 | #8,561 |
| 1998 | 53 | 53 | #2,795 | #11,023 |
| 1997 | 33 | — | #3,529 | — |
| 1996 | 40 | — | #3,016 | — |
| 1995 | 40 | — | #2,967 | — |
| 1994 | 16 | — | #5,930 | — |
| 1993 | 24 | — | #4,358 | — |
| 1992 | 19 | — | #5,222 | — |
| 1991 | 16 | — | #5,893 | — |
| 1990 | 11 | — | #7,759 | — |
| 1989 | 8 | — | #9,484 | — |
| 1988 | 9 | — | #8,241 | — |
| 1987 | 16 | — | #5,032 | — |
| 1986 | 12 | — | #6,078 | — |
| 1985 | 8 | — | #8,151 | — |
| 1984 | 6 | — | #10,107 | — |
| 1983 | 7 | — | #8,779 | — |
| 1982 | 17 | — | #4,491 | — |
| 1981 | 10 | — | #6,709 | — |
| 1980 | 11 | — | #6,234 | — |
| 1979 | 9 | — | #7,180 | — |
| 1978 | 14 | — | #4,874 | — |
| 1977 | 8 | — | #7,418 | — |
| 1976 | 6 | — | #8,988 | — |
| 1974 | 7 | — | #7,506 | — |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #9,483 | — |
| 1972 | 6 | — | #8,037 | — |
| 1967 | 5 | — | #7,634 | — |
| 1962 | 6 | — | #6,443 | — |