US rank #10727 Girls' name Peak 2009 23 births

Saaliyah — #10727 US girls' name

23 babies named Saaliyah in U.S. Social Security records since 2002, with the highest year being 2009. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s142020s9
#10727
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 39% of names given to girls today.

2000s
Peak decade

61% of everyone ever named Saaliyah was born in this single decade.

2009
Single peak year

9 babies were named Saaliyah in 2009 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saaliyah

The Social Security Administration has registered 23 babies named Saaliyah between 2002 and 2024, spanning 23 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saaliyah currently holds the #10727 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2009, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saaliyah performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 14 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Saaliyah shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saaliyah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 23 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saaliyah at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

23

Since 2002

23 years of records

Peak year

2009

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#10,727

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

2002

Recorded for 23 years

Last year on file: 2024

Saaliyah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–2002

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2009)
9
Annual births at peak — across 23 years of records
45678910 202420092002 5

Saaliyah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
14 births that decade — 61% of Saaliyah's all-time total
2000s142020s9

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saaliyah?
23 babies have been named Saaliyah since 2002. It currently ranks #10727 among girls. The peak year was 2009 with 9 births.
When was Saaliyah most popular?
Saaliyah was most popular in the 2000s decade with 14 total births. The single peak year was 2009.
How long has the name Saaliyah been used?
Saaliyah has been recorded in Social Security data since 2002, spanning 23 years of data through 2024.
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.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2002–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.