Total births
33
Girls' name · since 2002
Saaliyah
33 babies named Saaliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2025. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #10773
- among girls today
- 33
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Saaliyah currently ranks #10773 among girls' names in America, with 33 babies recorded since 2002.
Social Security Administration records show Saaliyah recorded 33 times among girls since 2002, holding rank #10773 nationally today, ahead of 39% of girls, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2002 to 2025.
- #10773 among girls today
- 33 born since 2002
- 2020s peak decade
- 39% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Saaliyah is currently the #10773 girls' name in America, more common than 39% of girls - 33 born since 2002, peaking in the 2020s.
- #10773
- among girls today
- 33
- born since 2002
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 39%
- more common than other girls
Saaliyah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#10773
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 39% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
58% of everyone ever named Saaliyah was born in this single decade.
2025
Single peak year
10 babies were named Saaliyah in 2025 - its busiest year on record.
How Saaliyah compares
33 11th percentile among 17,726 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Saaliyah's all-time total is 91% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saaliyah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 33 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 10 | 48 | 19,840 |
Saaliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saaliyah splits its recorded history at 2024: 58% of all births land in the more recent half, 42% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 2002 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2025 peak of 10 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saaliyah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2025
Current rank
#10,773
Active since
2002
Saaliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2002–2025
- Peak year (2025)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 24 years of records
Saaliyah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Saaliyah's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 58% of all-time use.
Saaliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
14 births
- 2020s
2020s
19 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 19 births (58% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saaliyah? ▼
33 babies have been named Saaliyah since 2002. It currently ranks #10773 among girls. The peak year was 2025 with 10 births.
When was Saaliyah most popular? ▼
Saaliyah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 19 total births. The single peak year was 2025.
How long has the name Saaliyah been used? ▼
Saaliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 24 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Saaliyah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saanvi, Saadia, Saachi, Saara, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Saaliyah
Nearby Names Like Saaliyah
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saaliyah
Saanvi Girl
#950 4,945 births
Saadia Girl
#9667 659 births
Saachi Girl
#6526 547 births
Saara Girl
#13844 392 births
Saanvika Girl
#5286 284 births
Compare Saaliyah side by side: Saaliyah vs Saanvi Saaliyah vs Saadia Saaliyah vs Saachi
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2002–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Saaliyah: #10773 Girls' Name - 33 Births, Peak 2025." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saaliyah. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Saaliyah 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 June 2026.