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Girl name Hebrew origin Jewish/Christian tradition

Selah

SEH-lah · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
pause;to praise
Language
Hebrew
Culture
Jewish;Christian
Religion
Jewish/Christian
Style era
modern
Themes
biblical · virtue
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#280
2024 births1,122
Peak year2024
First appeared1962
Total US births13,747
2024 peak19621978199320092024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sel
Alternate spellings
SelaSellah
In other languages
Selah (Hebrew)

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Notable people named Selah

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