US rank #3822 Boys' name Peak 2024 209 births

Salar — #3822 US boys' name

209 babies named Salar in U.S. Social Security records since 1986, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s191990s162000s402010s622020s72
#3822
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 73% of names given to boys today.

2020s
Peak decade

34% of everyone ever named Salar was born in this single decade.

2024
Single peak year

29 babies were named Salar in 2024 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salar

The Social Security Administration has registered 209 babies named Salar between 1986 and 2024, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Salar currently holds the #3822 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2024, when 29 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salar performed strongest in the 2020s, accumulating 72 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Salar shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Virginia, which accounts for 6 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas. In total, SSA state-level files list Salar in 2 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salar 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 209 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.

Salar at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

209

Since 1986

39 years of records

Peak year

2024

29 births that year

Strongest decade: 2020s

Current rank

#3,822

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1986

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2024

Salar popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1986

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2024)
29
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
010203040 2024202020162012200419951986 7

Salar by decade

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

Peak: 2020s
Peak decade
2020s
72 births that decade — 34% of Salar's all-time total
1980s191990s162000s402010s622020s72

Salar by state

Where Salar concentrates geographically — total births since 1986

Geographically diffuse
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Salar
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Virginia
6 2.9%
#2 Texas
5 2.4%
Virginia share of Salar's total US births 2.9%
Even split

6 of 209 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salar?
209 babies have been named Salar since 1986. It currently ranks #3822 among boys. The peak year was 2024 with 29 births.
When was Salar most popular?
Salar was most popular in the 2020s decade with 72 total births. The single peak year was 2024.
Where is Salar most popular?
The top states for the name Salar are Virginia (6 births), Texas (5 births).
How long has the name Salar been used?
Salar has been recorded in Social Security data since 1986, spanning 39 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Salar?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Salvatore, Salvador, Salem, Salomon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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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, 1986–2024 (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.