Girls' name · since 1974
Saleena
776 babies named Saleena in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 1996. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #8,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 776
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saleena is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 776 have been recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Saleena recorded 776 times among girls since 1974, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2024.
- #8,932 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 776 born since 1974
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saleena ranks #8,932 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 776 born since 1974, peaking in the 1990s.
- #8,932 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 776
- born since 1974
- 1990s
- peak decade
Saleena's 776 recorded births place it above 87.64% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Saleena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saleena's full recorded timeline at 2000, 48% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 52% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1974, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1996 peak of 37 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saleena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2024
- Peak year (1996)
- 37
- Annual births at peak, across 51 years of records
Saleena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (248 births, 32% of the file).
1990s was Saleena's strongest decade.
248 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 32% of all-time use.
Saleena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 45
1970s
45 births
- 1980s
1980s
108 births
- 1990s
1990s
248 births
- 2000s
2000s
177 births
- 2010s
2010s
150 births
- 2020s 48
2020s
48 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 248 births (32% of all-time use).
How Saleena 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 Saleena's total volume
Saleena by state
Where Saleena concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 45 | 5.8% |
| #2 | New York | | 12 | 1.5% |
45 of 776 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saleena's data
- Saleena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (248 total births); usage has since declined to 48 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Saleenas (45 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saleena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1996)
Similar record span (~50 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, 1974–2024 (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 Saleena 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.