Boys' name · since 2003
Saalih
Saalih has 23 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2019 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #27,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saalih sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 23 recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Saalih recorded 23 times among boys since 2003, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2003 to 2019.
- #27,969 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 23 born since 2003
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saalih ranks #27,969 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 23 born since 2003, peaking in the 2010s.
- #27,969 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 23
- born since 2003
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saalih's 23 recorded births place it above 38.38% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Saalih's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saalih's SSA record in two at 2010 and the more recent half accounts for 57% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 43%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2019 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saalih popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2019
- Peak year (2019)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 17 years of records
Saalih by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (13 births, 57% of the file).
2010s was Saalih's strongest decade.
13 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 57% of all-time use.
Saalih births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
10 births
- 2010s
2010s
13 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 13 births (57% of all-time use).
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saalih: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~16 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 2003–2019 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Saalih draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.