Total births
25
Girls' name · since 2007
Saleisha
Saleisha has 25 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2008 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 25
- total births
- 2007–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
Saleisha sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 25 recorded since 2007.
Saleisha has 25 recorded births among girls since 2007, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2009.
- 25 total births
- 2007–2009 years on record
- 2000s peak decade
- 100% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
25 girls have been named Saleisha since 2007, peaking in the 2000s, last recorded in 2009.
- 25
- total births
- 2007–2009
- years on record
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 100%
- born in that decade
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.
Saleisha's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saleisha's SSA record in two at 2008 and the more recent half accounts for 76% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 24%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2009, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2008 peak of 14, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saleisha at a glance
Last recorded 2009Peak year
2008
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
2007
Saleisha popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2009
- Peak year (2008)
- 14
- Annual births at peak, across 3 years of records
Saleisha by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Saleisha's strongest decade.
25 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Saleisha births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
25 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 25 births (100% of all-time use).
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.
Keep exploring Saleisha
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Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Saleisha
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Salma Girl
#872 10,311 births
Salina Girl
#4678 7,239 births
Salem Girl
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Compare Saleisha side by side: Saleisha vs Sally Saleisha vs Sallie Saleisha vs Salma
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2007–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Saleisha: Baby Name Since 2007 - 25 Births, Peak 2008." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saleisha. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Saleisha 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 June 2026.