Total births
10
Girls' name · since 2004
Salet
10 babies named Salet in U.S. Social Security records since 2004, with the highest year being 2004. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #16494
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Yes -- Salet is the #16494 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10 recorded since 2004.
Social Security Administration records show Salet recorded 10 times among girls since 2004, holding rank #16494 nationally today, ahead of 7% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2004 to 2024.
- #16494 among girls today
- 10 born since 2004
- 2000s peak decade
- 7% more common than other girls
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Salet is currently the #16494 girls' name in America, more common than 7% of girls - 10 born since 2004, peaking in the 2000s.
- #16494
- among girls today
- 10
- born since 2004
- 2000s
- peak decade
- 7%
- more common than other girls
Salet vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
#16494
of 17,726 girls in use
More common than 7% of names given to girls today.
2000s
Peak decade
50% of everyone ever named Salet was born in this single decade.
2004
Single peak year
5 babies were named Salet in 2004 - its busiest year on record.
How Salet compares
10 3th percentile among 17,726 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
Salet's all-time total is 97% below the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salet | Median girls name (Emerly) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10 | 382 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 5 | 48 | 19,840 |
Salet's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salet's SSA record in two at 2024 and the more recent half accounts for 50% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 50%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2004, with only 5 births recorded.
Salet at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2004
Current rank
#16,494
Active since
2004
Salet popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2004–2024
- Peak year (2004)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Salet by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2000s was Salet's strongest decade.
5 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Salet births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 5 births (50% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Salet? ▼
10 babies have been named Salet since 2004. It currently ranks #16494 among girls. The peak year was 2004 with 5 births.
When was Salet most popular? ▼
Salet was most popular in the 2000s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 2004.
How long has the name Salet been used? ▼
Salet has been recorded in Social Security data since 2004, spanning 21 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Salet? ▼
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.
What to do with Salet's data
- Salet's usage has stayed within range of its 2000s decade-level peak (5 total births) through the 2020s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Weighing it against an alternative? Put two names side by side. Compare names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
Keep exploring Salet
Nearby Names Like Salet
Names with a similar sound, spelling, or feel to Salet
Sally Girl
#1095 205,229 births
Sallie Girl
#5962 49,961 births
Salma Girl
#872 10,311 births
Salina Girl
#4678 7,239 births
Salem Girl
#432 6,491 births
Compare Salet side by side: Salet vs Sally Salet vs Sallie Salet vs Salma
Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Salet
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, 2004–2024 (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. "Salet: #16494 Girls' Name - 10 Births, Peak 2004." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/salet. 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 Salet 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.