Girls' name · since 1993

Saleen

Saleen has 939 recorded births since 1993 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2006 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#7,842 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,826 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
939
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade

939 babies have been named Saleen since 1993, making it today's #4826 girls' name.

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saleen has been recorded 939 times among girls since 1993, currently ranked #4826 nationally and more common than 72% of girls, 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 1993 to 2025.

  • #7,842 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #4,826 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 939 born since 1993
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saleen ranks #7,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,826 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 939 born since 1993, peaking in the 2000s.

#7,842 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#4,826 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
939
born since 1993
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%72%
Saleen vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Saleen's 939 recorded births place it above 89.15% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

2 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Texas.

How Saleen compares

939 Top 33% higher than 67% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Saleen's all-time total is 150% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Saleen Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 939 376 567,345
Peak-year births 58 21 19,840

Saleen's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Splitting Saleen's full recorded timeline at 2009, 56% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 44% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1993, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2006 peak of 58 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.

Saleen popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1993–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2006)
58
Annual births at peak, across 33 years of records
020406080 19931998200320082013201820232025 28

Saleen by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (395 births, 42% of the file).

2000s was Saleen's strongest decade.

395 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 42% of all-time use.

Saleen births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 395 births (42% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

How Saleen compares to similarly-sized names

Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Saleen's total volume

Saleen vs 15 similarly-sized girls names Scatter plot of 16 data points. 0%5%10%15% 050100150200 New & already peakedOld name, single-era peakNew & still diversifyingLong history, steady all along Years in SSA records % of total births in the single peak year -45, 9.4%-28, 11.3%-35, 6.9%-113, 3.3%-34, 5.7%-25, 7.9%-146, 2.1%-31, 6.5%-31, 7.2%-58, 5.2%-46, 6.8%-36, 4.9%-32, 7.5%-41, 5.3%-133, 6.3%Saleen-33, 6.2%Saleen
Saleen vs 15 similarly-sized girls names

Saleen by state

Where Saleen concentrates geographically, total births since 1993

Regionally concentrated
Top 2 states by recorded births for the name Saleen
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Texas
193 20.6%
#2 California
188 20.0%
Texas share of Saleen's total US births 20.6%
Even split

193 of 939 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saleen?
Saleen has been given to 939 babies in the U.S. since 1993, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #7,842 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #4,826 of 17,297. 58 babies were born in 2006, its single highest year.
Where does Saleen sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saleen ranks #7,842 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,826 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saleen most popular?
Saleen was most popular in the 2000s decade with 395 total births. The single peak year was 2006.
Where is Saleen most popular?
The top states for the name Saleen are Texas (193 births), California (188 births).
How long has the name Saleen been used?
Records for Saleen go back to 1993, giving 33 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Saleen?
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.

What to do with Saleen's data

  • Saleen's decade-level peak was the 2000s (395 total births); usage has since declined to 127 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • Texas records the most Saleens (193 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.

Keep exploring Saleen

Nearby Names Like Saleen

Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saleen

Names with a similar popularity rank to Saleen

Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Saleen: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1993–2025 (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 Saleen 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.