I think this is a very pretty name and is bound to gain popularity soon. It is short and has a very nice sound, and is very similar to the biblical word turned name Selah, which was in the 300s of the popularity chart. Sela might arise as a variant spelling of Selah, or as a result of parents finding this awesome name.
Sela is the name of a main character in the book "After Sundown" by Linda Howard and Linda Jones. In the book, Sela helps to keep her small Tennessee town together after a series of powerful coronal mass ejections or CMEs.
Sela Ward (born 1956 in Meridian, Mississippi) is an American movie and television actress.
― Anonymous User 5/31/2012
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In 6th grade, I had to have a pet rock for a science project, and I named it Sela, because Sela means rock.
― Anonymous User 3/19/2011
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I absolutely love the name Sela. I plan to name my firstborn daughter Sela. I think it sounds very simple but pretty, and unique but not in a weird way.
This name is quite interesting. Never have I met a Sela in my lifetime but I would very much like too. You know if someone had boy/girl twins they could name them Sela and Cepheus because both of them mean "Rock". Now that's cool.