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✦ Two distinct US naming histories

Selah

Used in both girl and boy records

Selah appears in both girl and boy US naming records. Compare the two independent popularity histories, ranks, and peak years.

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Selah by gender

Each record below preserves the original rank, use count, active years, and peak year for that gender. The spelling is shared; the data histories are not combined.

GIRL RECORDSelah as a girl’s nameUS records 1962–2024
#1176girl rank2024peak year
Read girl record ↗BOY RECORDSelah as a boy’s nameUS records 1998–2024
#11373boy rank2024peak year
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Popularity ledger

Girl and boy use over time

GirlBoy

Trace the annual recorded uses of Selah in the national name files. Hover a peak marker, move across the chart, or use the arrow keys to inspect an exact annual count and rank.

At a glance

RecordPeak yearHighest rankObserved usage
Girl2018728 uses#42820201962–202050 listed years
Boy201815 uses#575720181998–202018 listed years

Annual counts and within-year ranks from the SSA national-name archive, 1880–2020. Names with fewer than five births in a year are not listed in the source files.