Boys' name · since 2001
Salif
Since 2001, U.S. Social Security records show 87 babies named Salif, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 87
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
87 babies have been named Salif since 2001, making it today's #11305 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Salif recorded 87 times among boys since 2001, holding rank #11305 nationally today, ahead of 19% of boys, 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 2001 to 2025.
- #18,330 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #11,305 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 87 born since 2001
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salif ranks #18,330 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #11,305 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 87 born since 2001, peaking in the 2010s.
- #18,330 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #11,305 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 87
- born since 2001
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salif's 87 recorded births place it above 59.66% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Salif compares
87 24th percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Salif's all-time total is 76% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salif | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 87 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 11 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salif's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salif's SSA record in two at 2011 and the more recent half accounts for 53% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 47%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 2001, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 11, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Salif popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2001–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 11
- Annual births at peak, across 25 years of records
Salif by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (45 births, 52% of the file).
2010s was Salif's strongest decade.
45 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 52% of all-time use.
Salif births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s
2000s
30 births
- 2010s
2010s
45 births
- 2020s 12
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 45 births (52% of all-time use).
Salif by state
Where Salif concentrates geographically, total births since 2001
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 6 | 6.9% |
6 of 87 births nationwide.
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What to do with Salif's data
- Salif's decade-level peak was the 2010s (45 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Salifs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Salif: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~24 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, 2001–2025 (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 Salif 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.