Girls' name · since 2008
Saleyah
Since 2008, U.S. Social Security records show 15 babies named Saleyah, peaking in 2008. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #50,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Saleyah sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 15 recorded since 2008.
Social Security Administration records show Saleyah recorded 15 times among girls since 2008, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2008 to 2022.
- #50,160 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 15 born since 2008
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saleyah ranks #50,160 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 15 born since 2008, peaking in the 2020s.
- #50,160 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 15
- born since 2008
- 2020s
- peak decade
Saleyah's 15 recorded births place it above 30.35% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Saleyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saleyah's SSA record in two at 2020 and the more recent half accounts for 67% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 33%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2008, with only 5 births recorded.
Saleyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–2022
- Peak year (2008)
- 5
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Saleyah by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (10 births, 67% of the file).
2020s was Saleyah's strongest decade.
10 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 67% of all-time use.
Saleyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
5 births
- 2020s
2020s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 10 births (67% of all-time use).
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saleyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2008)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2008–2022 (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 Saleyah 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.