Recorded 1916–1989 Girls' name Peak 1989 31 births

Saleta — girls' name

31 babies named Saleta in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s61920s51980s20
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.

What the Data Says About Saleta

The Social Security Administration has registered 31 babies named Saleta between 1916 and 1989, spanning 74 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saleta currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1989. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 9 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saleta performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 20 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saleta shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saleta in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 31 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saleta at a glance

Last recorded 1989

Total births

31

Since 1916

74 years of records

Peak year

1989

9 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1989

Active since

1916

Recorded for 74 years

Last year on file: 1989

Saleta popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–1916

Last recorded 1989
Peak year (1989)
9
Annual births at peak — across 74 years of records
45678910 19891988198719201916 6

Saleta by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
20 births that decade — 65% of Saleta's all-time total
1910s61920s51980s20

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saleta?
31 babies have been named Saleta since 1916. It was last recorded in 1989. The peak year was 1989 with 9 births.
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?
Saleta has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 74 years of data 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.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1989 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.