Boys' name · since 1974
Saleh
1,777 babies named Saleh in U.S. Social Security records since 1974, with the highest year being 2018. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #3,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,777
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saleh is the #2465 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,777 recorded since 1974.
Social Security Administration records show Saleh recorded 1,777 times among boys since 1974, holding rank #2465 nationally today, ahead of 82% of boys, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1974 to 2025.
- #3,555 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #2,465 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,777 born since 1974
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saleh ranks #3,555 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #2,465 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,777 born since 1974, peaking in the 2010s.
- #3,555 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #2,465 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,777
- born since 1974
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saleh's 1,777 recorded births place it above 92.18% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
9 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Saleh compares
1,777 Top 23% higher than 77% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Saleh's all-time total is 5x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saleh | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,777 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 83 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saleh's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saleh splits its recorded history at 2000: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1974 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2018 peak of 83 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saleh popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1974–2025
- Peak year (2018)
- 83
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
Saleh popularity over time - girls
6 total births recorded since 2022 (Saleh as girls' name)
Saleh by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (591 births, 33% of the file).
2010s was Saleh's strongest decade.
591 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 33% of all-time use.
Saleh births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 137
1980s
137 births
- 1990s
1990s
241 births
- 2000s
2000s
364 births
- 2010s
2010s
591 births
- 2020s
2020s
413 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 591 births (33% of all-time use).
How Saleh compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Saleh's total volume
Saleh by state
Where Saleh concentrates geographically, total births since 1974
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 264 | 14.9% |
| #2 | California | | 177 | 10.0% |
| #3 | Michigan | | 132 | 7.4% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 71 | 4.0% |
| #5 | Texas | | 29 | 1.6% |
| #6 | North Carolina | | 7 | 0.4% |
| #7 | Connecticut | | 5 | 0.3% |
| #8 | Florida | | 5 | 0.3% |
264 of 1,777 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 9 reporting states.
Saleh appears in 9 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Saleh's data
- Saleh's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (591 total births) through the 2020s (413) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Salehs (264 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saleh: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2018)
Similar record span (~51 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, 1974–2025 (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 Saleh 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.