Recorded 2007–2009 Girls' name Peak 2008 25 births

Saleisha — girls' name

25 babies named Saleisha in U.S. Social Security records since 2007, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s25
2000s
Peak decade

100% of everyone ever named Saleisha was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

14 babies were named Saleisha in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saleisha

The Social Security Administration has registered 25 babies named Saleisha between 2007 and 2009, spanning 3 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saleisha currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2009. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 14 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saleisha performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 25 births during that ten-year window.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saleisha 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 25 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.

Saleisha at a glance

Last recorded 2009

Total births

25

Since 2007

3 years of records

Peak year

2008

14 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2009

Active since

2007

Recorded for 3 years

Last year on file: 2009

Saleisha popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2009–2007

Last recorded 2009
Peak year (2008)
14
Annual births at peak — across 3 years of records
46810121416 200920082007 6

Saleisha by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
25 births that decade — 100% of Saleisha's all-time total
2000s25

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saleisha?
25 babies have been named Saleisha since 2007. It was last recorded in 2009. The peak year was 2008 with 14 births.
When was Saleisha most popular?
Saleisha was most popular in the 2000s decade with 25 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
How long has the name Saleisha been used?
Saleisha has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 3 years of data through 2009.
What names are similar to Saleisha?
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, 2007–2009 (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.