Boys' name · since 1986
Salar
Since 1986, U.S. Social Security records show 233 babies named Salar, peaking in 2024. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Salar is the #4322 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 233 recorded since 1986.
Social Security Administration records show Salar recorded 233 times among boys since 1986, holding rank #4322 nationally today, ahead of 69% of boys, 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 1986 to 2025.
- #12,081 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,322 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 233 born since 1986
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salar ranks #12,081 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,322 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 233 born since 1986, peaking in the 2020s.
- #12,081 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,322 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 233
- born since 1986
- 2020s
- peak decade
Salar's 233 recorded births place it above 73.43% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Salar compares
233 41st percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Salar's all-time total is 37% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salar | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 233 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 29 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salar's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salar splits its recorded history at 2013: 65% of all births land in the more recent half, 35% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1987 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 29 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salar popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1986–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 29
- Annual births at peak, across 40 years of records
Salar by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (96 births, 41% of the file).
2020s was Salar's strongest decade.
96 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 41% of all-time use.
Salar births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s 19
1980s
19 births
- 1990s 16
1990s
16 births
- 2000s
2000s
40 births
- 2010s
2010s
62 births
- 2020s
2020s
96 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 96 births (41% of all-time use).
Salar by state
Where Salar concentrates geographically, total births since 1986
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 10 | 4.3% |
| #2 | California | | 6 | 2.6% |
| #3 | Virginia | | 6 | 2.6% |
10 of 233 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Salar's data
- Texas records the most Salars (10 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas 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 Salar: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~39 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, 1986–2025 (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 Salar 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.