Total births
31
Girls' name · since 1916
Saleta
Since 1916, U.S. Social Security records show 31 babies named Saleta, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- 31
- total births
- 1916–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
31 girls have been named Saleta since 1916, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Saleta has 31 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1980s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 1989.
- 31 total births
- 1916–1989 years on record
- 1980s peak decade
- 65% born in that decade
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
31 girls have been named Saleta since 1916, peaking in the 1980s, last recorded in 1989.
- 31
- total births
- 1916–1989
- years on record
- 1980s
- peak decade
- 65%
- born in that decade
1980s
Peak decade
65% of everyone ever named Saleta was born in this single decade.
1989
Single peak year
9 babies were named Saleta in 1989 - its busiest year on record.
Saleta's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saleta's full recorded timeline at 1987, 65% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 35% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 1920, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1989 peak of 9 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saleta at a glance
Last recorded 1989Peak year
1989
Current rank
Unranked
Active since
1916
Saleta popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–1989
- Peak year (1989)
- 9
- Annual births at peak, across 74 years of records
Saleta by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1980s was Saleta's strongest decade.
20 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 65% of all-time use.
Saleta births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 6
1910s
6 births
- 1920s 5
1920s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
20 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 20 births (65% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Saleta? ▼
Saleta has been given to 31 babies in the U.S. since 1916, according to SSA data. Its last appearance in the data was 1989. 9 babies were born in 1989, its single highest year.
When was Saleta most popular? ▼
Saleta was most popular in the 1980s decade with 20 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Saleta been used? ▼
Records for Saleta go back to 1916, giving 74 years of history through 1989.
What names are similar to Saleta? ▼
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 Saleta
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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, 1916–1989 (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. "Saleta: Baby Name Since 1916 - 31 Births, Peak 1989." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/saleta. 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 Saleta 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.