Boys' name · since 1997
Salatiel
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 39 babies named Salatiel, peaking in 2009. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #23,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
39 boys have been named Salatiel since 1997, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salatiel has been recorded 39 times among boys since 1997, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1997 to 2024.
- #23,959 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 39 born since 1997
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salatiel ranks #23,959 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 39 born since 1997, peaking in the 2000s.
- #23,959 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 39
- born since 1997
- 2000s
- peak decade
Salatiel's 39 recorded births place it above 47.22% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Salatiel's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Salatiel's full recorded timeline at 2007, 59% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 41% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2009 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Salatiel popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2024
- Peak year (2009)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Salatiel by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (23 births, 59% of the file).
2000s was Salatiel's strongest decade.
23 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 59% of all-time use.
Salatiel births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
23 births
- 2020s 6
2020s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 23 births (59% of all-time use).
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- Salatiel's decade-level peak was the 2000s (23 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Salatiel: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2009)
Similar record span (~27 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, 1997–2024 (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 Salatiel 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.