girl (SSA Category)Hebrew OriginUS Rank #216 in 2025

Selah

Verified Meaning & Etymology

“Pause and reflect; (a Psalm interlude); praise”

Linguistic heritage: Hebrew

Pronunciation

English Phonetic:SEE-luh

IPA (US English):/ˈsiːlə/

Source: Wiktionary IPA Linguistic Transcription

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Peak Popularity20251,416 births in peak year

2025 US Rank#2161,429 births in 2025

Total US Registrations15,394Recorded since 1880

Demographic Ratio99% FemaleBased on SSA application records

Historical US Popularity Trajectory

Annual recorded US births from 1980 to 2025 (US Social Security Administration)

Peak US Popularity2025 (1,416 births)

Earliest RecordYear 1980

Recent 2025 Level13 births

Data source: United States Social Security Administration (1880–2025). The SSA privacy policy suppresses counts under 5. Data indicates biological sex entered on Social Security applications.

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Demographic Data:

United States Social Security Administration (SSA) National Data (1880–2025). Counts reflect 100% of Social Security card applications where year, sex, and state of birth are recorded.

Linguistic Derivation:

Meanings cross-referenced with Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Nurturepedia (MIT). Phonetics audited against the Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary (BSD).

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