Recorded 1984–2011 Girls' name Peak 2007 75 births

Salihah — girls' name

75 babies named Salihah in U.S. Social Security records since 1984, with the highest year being 2007. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s111990s372000s222010s5
1990s
Peak decade

49% of everyone ever named Salihah was born in this single decade.

2007
Single peak year

8 babies were named Salihah in 2007 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salihah

The Social Security Administration has registered 75 babies named Salihah between 1984 and 2011, spanning 28 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Salihah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2011. The name reached its historical peak in 2007, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salihah performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Salihah shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salihah 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 75 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.

Salihah at a glance

Last recorded 2011

Total births

75

Since 1984

28 years of records

Peak year

2007

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2011

Active since

1984

Recorded for 28 years

Last year on file: 2011

Salihah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–1984

Last recorded 2011
Peak year (2007)
8
Annual births at peak — across 28 years of records
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Salihah by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 49% of Salihah's all-time total
1980s111990s372000s222010s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salihah?
75 babies have been named Salihah since 1984. It was last recorded in 2011. The peak year was 2007 with 8 births.
When was Salihah most popular?
Salihah was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 2007.
How long has the name Salihah been used?
Salihah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1984, spanning 28 years of data through 2011.
What names are similar to Salihah?
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, 1984–2011 (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.