Is Selah a boy or girl name?
Selah is a girl name in the US. In 2024, 1,122 girls and 21 boys were named Selah, so 98.2% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 98.6% of the 13,941 US babies named Selah were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #4,837
- Girl rank, 2024
- #280
- Babies named Selah since 1962
- 13,941
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 1,143 babies
Boys and girls named Selah, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 11 | 100% |
| 1970s | 0 | 55 | 100% |
| 1980s | 0 | 104 | 100% |
| 1990s | 12 | 347 | 96.7% |
| 2000s | 48 | 2,482 | 98.1% |
| 2010s | 71 | 6,174 | 98.9% |
| 2020s | 63 | 4,574 | 98.6% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 21 | #4,837 | 1,122 | #280 |
| 2023 | 12 | #7,221 | 1,024 | #301 |
| 2022 | 8 | #9,686 | 884 | #358 |
| 2021 | 9 | #8,719 | 822 | #381 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,560 | 722 | #425 |
| 2019 | 8 | #9,601 | 701 | #445 |
| 2018 | 15 | #5,996 | 732 | #432 |
| 2017 | 10 | #8,039 | 694 | #457 |
| 2016 | 0 | – | 688 | #464 |
| 2015 | 7 | #10,438 | 690 | #461 |
| 2014 | 6 | #11,876 | 577 | #540 |
| 2013 | 0 | – | 552 | #538 |
| 2012 | 6 | #12,028 | 574 | #527 |
| 2011 | 11 | #7,419 | 506 | #576 |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,524 | 460 | #645 |
| 2009 | 7 | #10,781 | 419 | #695 |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,261 | 380 | #773 |
| 2007 | 0 | – | 344 | #833 |
| 2006 | 6 | #11,809 | 324 | #832 |
| 2005 | 5 | #13,028 | 263 | #944 |
| 2004 | 0 | – | 179 | #1,229 |
| 2003 | 10 | #7,153 | 179 | #1,198 |
| 2002 | 7 | #9,220 | 154 | #1,280 |
| 2001 | 0 | – | 124 | #1,513 |
| 2000 | 8 | #8,079 | 116 | #1,549 |
| 1999 | 7 | #8,559 | 100 | #1,665 |
| 1998 | 5 | #11,023 | 48 | #2,795 |
| 1997 | 0 | – | 33 | #3,529 |
| 1996 | 0 | – | 40 | #3,016 |
| 1995 | 0 | – | 40 | #2,967 |
| 1994 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,930 |
| 1993 | 0 | – | 24 | #4,358 |
| 1992 | 0 | – | 19 | #5,222 |
| 1991 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,893 |
| 1990 | 0 | – | 11 | #7,759 |
| 1989 | 0 | – | 8 | #9,484 |
| 1988 | 0 | – | 9 | #8,241 |
| 1987 | 0 | – | 16 | #5,031 |
| 1986 | 0 | – | 12 | #6,078 |
| 1985 | 0 | – | 8 | #8,150 |
| 1984 | 0 | – | 6 | #10,106 |
| 1983 | 0 | – | 7 | #8,779 |
| 1982 | 0 | – | 17 | #4,491 |
| 1981 | 0 | – | 10 | #6,709 |
| 1980 | 0 | – | 11 | #6,234 |
| 1979 | 0 | – | 9 | #7,181 |
| 1978 | 0 | – | 14 | #4,873 |
| 1977 | 0 | – | 8 | #7,418 |
| 1976 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,988 |
| 1975 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 0 | – | 7 | #7,505 |
| 1973 | 0 | – | 5 | #9,482 |
| 1972 | 0 | – | 6 | #8,037 |
| 1971 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 0 | – | 5 | #7,633 |
| 1966 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 0 | – | 6 | #6,445 |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Selah reached #4,837 in 2024. As a girl name, it reached #280 in 2024. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2020s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Selah
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.