Recorded 1976–2009 Boys' name Peak 1976 64 births

Salathiel — boys' name

64 babies named Salathiel in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 1976. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s251980s121990s162000s11
1970s
Peak decade

39% of everyone ever named Salathiel was born in this single decade.

1976
Single peak year

14 babies were named Salathiel in 1976 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salathiel

The Social Security Administration has registered 64 babies named Salathiel between 1976 and 2009, spanning 34 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Salathiel currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 1976, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salathiel performed strongest in the 1970s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Salathiel shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salathiel 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 64 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.

Salathiel at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

64

Since 1976

34 years of records

Peak year

1976

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 1970s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

1976

Recorded for 34 years

Last year on file: 2009

Salathiel popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–1976

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (1976)
14
Annual births at peak — across 34 years of records
46810121416 20092005199519901989198019771976 14

Salathiel by decade

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

Peak: 1970s
Peak decade
1970s
25 births that decade — 39% of Salathiel's all-time total
1970s251980s121990s162000s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salathiel?
64 babies have been named Salathiel since 1976. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 1976 with 14 births.
When was Salathiel most popular?
Salathiel was most popular in the 1970s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 1976.
How long has the name Salathiel been used?
Salathiel has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 34 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Salathiel?
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.

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, 1976–2009 (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.