Selah

Selah

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Origin: Turkish

Selah first appears in the data in 2000 and has been recorded in 24 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 2023 with 53 babies (rank #548 that year). In 2024 it was given to 46 girls (rank #631). The name has been rising over the last five years.

Numerology of Selah

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Selah yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

9Destiny numberThe humanitarianIdealistic, compassionate, thinks in big-picture terms.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
6Soul urgeThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
3PersonalityThe creativeExpressive, sociable, lifted by playful energy.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

559

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
2000	9	#1,779
2002	8	#2,018
2003	6	#2,644
2004	10	#1,810
2005	13	#1,512
2006	7	#2,546
2007	13	#1,638
2008	21	#1,183
2009	13	#1,735
2010	23	#1,135
2011	18	#1,341
2012	11	#1,955
2013	21	#1,184
2014	27	#989
2015	26	#997
2016	29	#919
2017	35	#802
2018	30	#916
2019	24	#1,095
2020	39	#730
2021	36	#808
2022	41	#685
2023	53	#548
2024	46	#631

Year

Babies

Rank

2000

#1,779

2002

#2,018

2003

#2,644

2004

#1,810

2005

#1,512

2006

#2,546

2007

#1,638

2008

#1,183

2009

#1,735

2010

#1,135

2011

#1,341

2012

#1,955

2013

#1,184

2014

#989

2015

#997

2016

#919

2017

#802

2018

#916

2019

#1,095

2020

#730

2021

#808

2022

#685

2023

#548

2024

#631

Numerology of Selah

Popularity Over Time — Girls

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