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Sela

Girl

Meaning of Sela: Hebrew: 'rock'

Sela is a girl's name most strongly associated with Hebrew naming. It has 4 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 4506th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 4843rd in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#4506

29 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#4843

4 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,328

First recorded 1950 · peak 2000

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 0 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 7 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 0 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 7 babies19901991: 8 babies1992: 9 babies1993: 20 babies1994: 20 babies1995: 29 babies1996: 31 babies1997: 11 babies1998: 20 babies1999: 33 babies2000: 81 babies20002001: 66 babies2002: 61 babies2003: 64 babies2004: 47 babies2005: 64 babies2006: 68 babies2007: 63 babies2008: 51 babies2009: 50 babies2010: 31 babies20102011: 43 babies2012: 37 babies2013: 29 babies2014: 34 babies2015: 29 babies2016: 22 babies2017: 27 babies2018: 45 babies2019: 27 babies2020: 19 babies20202021: 21 babies2022: 24 babies2023: 26 babies2024: 35 babies2025: 29 babies
US babies named Sela per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 81.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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