Selah name meaning
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What does Selah mean?
Meaning of Selah is Pause is used predominantly in Danish, Swedish, Finnish and English aimed at both sexes has its origin in Hebrew.
How do I pronounce Selah?
The one syllabled name Selah is commonly pronounced as SEE-lah with emphasis on first SEE syllable. The name can also be pronounced as SAY-lah or s(e)-lah.
Nicknames for Selah
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How popular is the name Selah?
Selah is a popular name in United States given to over 8533 babies in 64 years. Presently the name is rising, in 2018, the moniker grabbed the 439th spot and 719 baby girls were given the name.
Moreover, the name has been to the top 500 baby names 4 times Selah is a unique baby name in Netherlands, during its short term of usage, the name has been to the top 500 names.
Recently in 2016, it achieved its highest ever ranking of 481 on girl names chart when 26 babies were named Selah.
Selah is an uncommon baby name in still in use in England and Wales.
Selah is a rare baby name in France however it is still in use and also in Netherlands. Also, Selah is a familiar name in Kenya, Indonesia, Philippines, Turkey and Nigeria.
As per our findings, over 8000 babies have been bestowed Selah around the globe.
| Year | Boys | Girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Births | Rank | Births | |
| 2023 | 6862 | 12 | 303 | 1010 |
| 2022 | 8933 | 8 | 364 | 865 |
| 2021 | 8102 | 9 | 386 | 802 |
| 2020 | 6278 | 13 | 426 | 716 |
| 2019 | 8866 | 8 | 445 | 698 |
| 2018 | 5759 | 15 | 431 | 730 |
| 2017 | 7532 | 10 | 456 | 693 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 465 | 685 |
| 2015 | 9560 | 7 | 459 | 690 |
| 2014 | 10704 | 6 | 538 | 577 |
Facts
What numerology tells about Selah?
Number 6 as your soul urge no represents your caring nature. You are attentive to details and small things can annoy you because you know that they matter the most. You are an attractive person and everyone sees it. Getting played by the people you trust is your deepest fear. You know yourself so well, that you always find a way to keep yourself amused. Open up to people and let them into your world.
Go through the following names similar to Selah
- Tammie - Eminent Tammie chiefly is used in English is originated from Hebrew and Aramaic is a unisex name, meaning of Tammie is "Abbreviation of Thomasina, Twin or Tamara or Twin". In 1979, well-known name Tammie managed to bag 498th position on baby girl chart in United States
- Wilda - Persistent and Prevalent Wilda is used predominantly in English, Norwegian and Finnish aimed at both sexes is originated from English, Wilda means "Willow or Wild"
- Elise - Originated from Germanic and Hebrew, Well-Known and Ceaseless Elise is dominantly used in German, Swedish and English, Elise means "Consecrated to God Abbreviation of Elisabeth, My God is Abundance or God is My Oath" is used as a unisex name
- Rhea - Pleasing and Perennial unisex name Rhea is used particulary in Hindi and Swedish, meaning of Rhea is "Flowing, Poppy or Singer" is of Latin and Old Greek origin
- Benedict - The popular and evergreen boy name Benedict is used predominantly in Swedish and Danish is originated from Latin and English, Benedict means "Happy or The Blessed"
Middle names for Selah
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Famous people named Selah
- Selah Merrill, American Congregationalist clergyman
- Selah R. Hobbie, U.S. Representative from New York
- Selah, contemporary Christian vocal trio consisting of Todd Smith
- Selah B. Strong, American lawyer and politician from New York
- Selah Tuthill, American politician from New York
- Selah Joy in Ranger and the Legend of Pendragon's Gavel as Actress
- Selah Victor in The Sticks as Actress
- In 2012 family film, Between Love and a Hard Place, Selah Avery portrayed Diamond.
Lists having Selah
- Biblical Baby Names
- Boys names beginning with S
- Girls names beginning with S
- American Baby Names
- English Baby Names
- Hebrew Baby Names
- Danish Baby Names
- Finnish Baby Names
- Swedish Baby Names
- Popular English Girl Names
- Girl names that ends with -lah
Sources
- Social Security Administration, https://www.ssa.gov/oact/babynames/index.html
- Office for National Statistics, https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/livebirths
- Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques, https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/2540004
- Sociale Verzekeringsbank, https://www.svb.nl/nl/kindernamen/