Boys' name · since 1960
Saladin
Since 1960, U.S. Social Security records show 174 babies named Saladin, peaking in 1966. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #13,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Saladin is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 174 have been recorded since 1960.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saladin has been recorded 174 times among boys since 1960, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1970s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1960 to 2022.
- #13,837 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 174 born since 1960
- 1970s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saladin ranks #13,837 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 174 born since 1960, peaking in the 1970s.
- #13,837 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 174
- born since 1960
- 1970s
- peak decade
Saladin's 174 recorded births place it above 69.56% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New Jersey.
Saladin's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saladin's full recorded timeline at 1978, 45% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 55% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1969, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1966 peak of 12 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saladin popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1960–2022
- Peak year (1966)
- 12
- Annual births at peak, across 63 years of records
Saladin by decade
1970s is the heaviest window (62 births, 36% of the file).
1970s was Saladin's strongest decade.
62 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 36% of all-time use.
Saladin births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s
1960s
49 births
- 1970s
1970s
62 births
- 1980s 11
1980s
11 births
- 1990s 19
1990s
19 births
- 2000s 12
2000s
12 births
- 2010s 11
2010s
11 births
- 2020s 10
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1970s at 62 births (36% of all-time use).
Saladin by state
Where Saladin concentrates geographically, total births since 1960
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New Jersey | | 5 | 2.9% |
5 of 174 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saladin's data
- Saladin's decade-level peak was the 1970s (62 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New Jersey records the most Saladins (5 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New Jersey names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saladin: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1966)
Similar record span (~62 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, 1960–2022 (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 Saladin 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.