Total births
117
Girls' name · since 2003
Saelah
Saelah has 117 recorded births since 2003 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2024 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #4868
- among girls today
- 117
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- more common than other girls
Saelah currently ranks #4868 among girls' names in America, with 117 babies recorded since 2003.
Social Security Administration records show Saelah recorded 117 times among girls since 2003, holding rank #4868 nationally today, ahead of 73% 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 2003 to 2025.
- #4868 among girls today
- 117 born since 2003
- 2020s peak decade
- 73% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Saelah is currently the #4868 girls' name in America, more common than 73% of girls - 117 born since 2003, peaking in the 2020s.
- #4868
- among girls today
- 117
- born since 2003
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 73%
- more common than other girls
Saelah vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#4868
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 73% of names given to girls today.
2020s
Peak decade
72% of everyone ever named Saelah was born in this single decade.
2024
Single peak year
28 babies were named Saelah in 2024 - its busiest year on record.
How Saelah compares
117 27th 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
Saelah's all-time total is 69% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saelah | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 117 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 48 | 19,840 |
Saelah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saelah's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 72% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 28%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2003, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2024 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saelah at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2024
Current rank
#4,868
Active since
2003
Saelah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2003–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 23 years of records
Saelah by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Saelah's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 72% of all-time use.
Saelah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 28
2010s
28 births
- 2020s
2020s
84 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 84 births (72% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saelah? ▼
Saelah has been given to 117 babies in the U.S. since 2003, according to SSA data. Among girls, it ranks #4868 as of the latest data. 28 babies were born in 2024, its single highest year.
When was Saelah most popular? ▼
Saelah was most popular in the 2020s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
How long has the name Saelah been used? ▼
Records for Saelah go back to 2003, giving 23 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Saelah? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saesha, Sae, Saeeda, Saela, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Saelah
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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, 2003–2025 (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. "Saelah: #4868 Girls' Name - 117 Births, Peak 2024." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saelah. 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 Saelah 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.