Recorded 1977–2001 Girls' name Peak 1998 16 births

Saleana — girls' name

16 babies named Saleana in U.S. Social Security records since 1977, with the highest year being 1998. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s51990s62000s5
1990s
Peak decade

38% of everyone ever named Saleana was born in this single decade.

1998
Single peak year

6 babies were named Saleana in 1998 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saleana

The Social Security Administration has registered 16 babies named Saleana between 1977 and 2001, spanning 25 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saleana currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2001. The name reached its historical peak in 1998, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saleana performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 6 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saleana shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saleana 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 16 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.

Saleana at a glance

Last recorded 2001

Total births

16

Since 1977

25 years of records

Peak year

1998

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2001

Active since

1977

Recorded for 25 years

Last year on file: 2001

Saleana popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–1977

Last recorded 2001
Peak year (1998)
6
Annual births at peak — across 25 years of records
4.555.566.5 200119981977 5

Saleana by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
6 births that decade — 38% of Saleana's all-time total
1970s51990s62000s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saleana?
16 babies have been named Saleana since 1977. It was last recorded in 2001. The peak year was 1998 with 6 births.
When was Saleana most popular?
Saleana was most popular in the 1990s decade with 6 total births. The single peak year was 1998.
How long has the name Saleana been used?
Saleana has been recorded in Social Security data since 1977, spanning 25 years of data through 2001.
What names are similar to Saleana?
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, 1977–2001 (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.