Selah is a distinctive boys' name in United States, ranking #6741 in 2025 with 13 recorded births. The name reached its all-time peak in 2024 with 21 births ranking #4837. In 2025, approximately 1 in every 131,390 boys born was named Selah. STABLE Recent data shows the name is currently stable.
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.