How Popular (or Rare) was Selah in 1996?

Name Meaning & Origin

Selah is a biblical Hebrew word-name usually understood as a musical or liturgical pause, though its exact meaning is not fully certain. That uncertainty is part of the name's real history, not a weakness in the entry.

Behind the Name and reference material on the biblical term both support treating Selah as a Hebrew word from the Psalms rather than as a standard ancient personal name. Its modern first-name use is much newer than the word itself.