Boys' name · since 1973
Salik
79 babies named Salik in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #19,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 79
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
79 boys have been named Salik since 1973, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Salik recorded 79 times among boys since 1973, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2017.
- #19,030 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 79 born since 1973
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salik ranks #19,030 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 79 born since 1973, peaking in the 1990s.
- #19,030 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 79
- born since 1973
- 1990s
- peak decade
Salik's 79 recorded births place it above 58.13% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Salik's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salik's SSA record in two at 1995 and the more recent half accounts for 52% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 48%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1994 peak of 8, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Salik popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2017
- Peak year (1994)
- 8
- Annual births at peak, across 45 years of records
Salik by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (37 births, 47% of the file).
1990s was Salik's strongest decade.
37 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 47% of all-time use.
Salik births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 6
1970s
6 births
- 1980s 13
1980s
13 births
- 1990s
1990s
37 births
- 2000s 11
2000s
11 births
- 2010s 12
2010s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 37 births (47% of all-time use).
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- Salik's decade-level peak was the 1990s (37 total births); usage has since declined to 12 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Salik: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1994)
Similar record span (~44 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, 1973–2017 (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 Salik 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.