Selah has been given to about 15,394 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2025, which makes it a current name.
Selah ranks 216th among American girls in 2025, with 1,429 born that year. Its best year was 2025, when 1,429 babies were given the name, ranking 216th. The typical living American called Selah is about 9 years old today. It is relatively most common in Montana, where it accounts for 0.15% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.