Girls' name · since 1889
Salena
Since 1889, U.S. Social Security records show 5,163 babies named Salena, peaking in 1995. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,163
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Salena currently ranks #10128 among girls' names in America, with 5,163 babies recorded since 1889.
Salena has 5,163 recorded births among girls since 1889, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #10128 as of the latest data, more common than 41% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1889 to 2025.
- #2,516 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #10,128 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,163 born since 1889
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salena ranks #2,516 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,128 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,163 born since 1889, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,516 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #10,128 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,163
- born since 1889
- 1990s
- peak decade
Salena's 5,163 recorded births place it above 96.52% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
26 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Salena compares
5,163 Top 14% higher than 86% 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
Salena's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salena | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,163 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 197 | 21 | 19,840 |
Salena's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salena splits its recorded history at 1971: 86% of all births land in the more recent half, 14% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1889 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1995 peak of 197 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salena popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1889–2025
- Peak year (1995)
- 197
- Annual births at peak, across 137 years of records
Salena by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,413 births, 27% of the file).
1990s was Salena's strongest decade.
1,413 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Salena births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 23
1890s
23 births
- 1900s 22
1900s
22 births
- 1910s 62
1910s
62 births
- 1920s 49
1920s
49 births
- 1930s 22
1930s
22 births
- 1940s 41
1940s
41 births
- 1950s 123
1950s
123 births
- 1960s 343
1960s
343 births
- 1970s
1970s
930 births
- 1980s
1980s
943 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,413 births
- 2000s
2000s
746 births
- 2010s 349
2010s
349 births
- 2020s 92
2020s
92 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,413 births (27% of all-time use).
How Salena 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 Salena's total volume
Salena by state
Where Salena concentrates geographically, total births since 1889
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 550 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 204 | 4.0% |
| #3 | Texas | | 187 | 3.6% |
| #4 | Illinois | | 172 | 3.3% |
| #5 | New York | | 170 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Florida | | 162 | 3.1% |
| #7 | Ohio | | 122 | 2.4% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 104 | 2.0% |
550 of 5,163 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 26 reporting states.
Salena appears in 26 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Salena's data
- Salena's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,413 total births); usage has since declined to 92 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Salenas (550 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salena: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1995)
Similar record span (~136 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, 1889–2025 (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 Salena 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.