Total births
57
Girls' name · since 2005
Saheli
57 babies named Saheli in U.S. Social Security records since 2005, with the highest year being 2011. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- 57
- total births
- 2005–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
Saheli is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 57 have been recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Saheli recorded 57 times among girls since 2005, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls 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 2005 to 2018.
- 57 total births
- 2005–2018 years on record
- 2010s peak decade
- 74% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
57 girls have been named Saheli since 2005, peaking in the 2010s, last recorded in 2018.
- 57
- total births
- 2005–2018
- years on record
- 2010s
- peak decade
- 74%
- born in that decade
2010s
Peak decade
74% of everyone ever named Saheli was born in this single decade.
2011
Single peak year
10 babies were named Saheli in 2011 - its busiest year on record.
Saheli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saheli's full recorded timeline at 2012, 47% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 53% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2011 peak of 10 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saheli at a glance
Last recorded 2018Peak year
2011
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2005
Saheli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2018
- Peak year (2011)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 14 years of records
Saheli by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2010s was Saheli's strongest decade.
42 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 74% of all-time use.
Saheli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 15
2000s
15 births
- 2010s
2010s
42 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 42 births (74% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saheli? ▼
Saheli has been given to 57 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 2018. 10 babies were born in 2011, its single highest year.
When was Saheli most popular? ▼
Saheli was most popular in the 2010s decade with 42 total births. The single peak year was 2011.
How long has the name Saheli been used? ▼
Records for Saheli go back to 2005, giving 14 years of history through 2018.
What names are similar to Saheli? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sahara, Sahana, Sahar, Sahasra, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.
Keep exploring Saheli
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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, 2005–2018 (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. "Saheli: Baby Name Since 2005 - 57 Births, Peak 2011." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saheli. 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 Saheli 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.