Selah
2 countries#216 in United States, 2025US
#216
in United States, 2025
FR
#3317
in France, 2022
Total births recorded
15,418
Peak year (United States)
2025
Peak-year count
1,429
First recorded
1962
Popularity across 2 countries
Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Selah was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.
United StatesFrance
Country by country
United States
15,394 births recorded 1962–2025 · currently #216 · peaked in 2025 with 1,429 births
Most common in: California, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, Georgia
Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data
France
24 births recorded 2015–2022 · currently #3317 · peaked in 2022 with 8 births
Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data
United States rank history
Selah’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.
| Year | Rank | vs. prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #832 | — |
| 2007 | #833 | ↓1 |
| 2008 | #772 | ↑61 |
| 2009 | #694 | ↑78 |
| 2010 | #642 | ↑52 |
| 2011 | #575 | ↑67 |
| 2012 | #527 | ↑48 |
| 2013 | #538 | ↓11 |
| 2014 | #539 | ↓1 |
| 2015 | #461 | ↑78 |
| 2016 | #462 | ↓1 |
| 2017 | #455 | ↑7 |
| 2018 | #432 | ↑23 |
| 2019 | #443 | ↓11 |
| 2020 | #425 | ↑18 |
| 2021 | #376 | ↑49 |
| 2022 | #357 | ↑19 |
| 2023 | #301 | ↑56 |
| 2024 | #279 | ↑22 |
| 2025 | #216 | ↑63 |
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