Boys' name · since 1989
Salesi
67 babies named Salesi in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #20,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salesi sits outside today's top ranks for boys, with 67 recorded since 1989.
Social Security Administration records show Salesi recorded 67 times among boys since 1989, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, 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 1989 to 2024.
- #20,169 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 67 born since 1989
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salesi ranks #20,169 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 67 born since 1989, peaking in the 2010s.
- #20,169 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 67
- born since 1989
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salesi's 67 recorded births place it above 55.61% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by California.
Salesi's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Salesi's full recorded timeline at 2010, 55% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 45% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1997, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2021 peak of 11 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Salesi popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2024
- Peak year (2021)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 36 years of records
Salesi by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (19 births, 28% of the file).
2010s was Salesi's strongest decade.
19 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 28% of all-time use.
Salesi births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
8 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s
2000s
17 births
- 2010s
2010s
19 births
- 2020s
2020s
18 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 19 births (28% of all-time use).
Salesi by state
Where Salesi concentrates geographically, total births since 1989
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 11 | 16.4% |
11 of 67 births nationwide.
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- Salesi's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (19 total births) through the 2020s (18) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Salesis (11 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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Two nationwide peer axes for Salesi: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~35 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, 1989–2024 (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 Salesi 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.