Recorded 1999–2023 Girls' name Peak 2013 251 births

Saleah — girls' name

251 babies named Saleah in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s52000s742010s1302020s42
2010s
Peak decade

52% of everyone ever named Saleah was born in this single decade.

2013
Single peak year

17 babies were named Saleah in 2013 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saleah

The Social Security Administration has registered 251 babies named Saleah between 1999 and 2023, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saleah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 2013, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saleah performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 130 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saleah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saleah 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 251 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.

Saleah at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

251

Since 1999

25 years of records

Peak year

2013

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1999

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2023

Saleah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1999

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (2013)
17
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
05101520 202320202017201420112008200520011999 5

Saleah by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
130 births that decade — 52% of Saleah's all-time total
1990s52000s742010s1302020s42

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saleah?
251 babies have been named Saleah since 1999. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 2013 with 17 births.
When was Saleah most popular?
Saleah was most popular in the 2010s decade with 130 total births. The single peak year was 2013.
How long has the name Saleah been used?
Saleah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1999, spanning 25 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Saleah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sally, Sallie, Salma, Salina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1999–2023 (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.