<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Title of the Document</title>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.5.0.min.js"></script>
</head>
<body>
<form>
<label>Select Names:</label>
<select class="selectVal">
<option value="1">Tom</option>
<option value="2">John</option>
<option value="3">James</option>
<option value="4">Ann</option>
<option value="5">Maria</option>
</select>
</form>
<script>
$(document).ready(function() {
$("select.selectVal").change(function() {
let selectedItem = $(this).children("option:selected").val();
alert("You have selected the name - " + selectedItem);
});
});
</script>
</body>
</html>