Recorded 1973–2017 Boys' name Peak 1994 79 births

Salik — boys' name

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.

1970s61980s131990s372000s112010s12
1990s
Peak decade

47% of everyone ever named Salik was born in this single decade.

1994
Single peak year

8 babies were named Salik in 1994 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salik

The Social Security Administration has registered 79 babies named Salik between 1973 and 2017, spanning 45 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Salik currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1994, when 8 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salik performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 37 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Salik shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salik 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 79 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.

Salik at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

79

Since 1973

45 years of records

Peak year

1994

8 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1973

Recorded for 45 years

Last year on file: 2017

Salik popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1973

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
8
Annual births at peak — across 45 years of records
456789 2017200419991995199319881973 6

Salik by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
37 births that decade — 47% of Salik's all-time total
1970s61980s131990s372000s112010s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salik?
79 babies have been named Salik since 1973. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1994 with 8 births.
When was Salik most popular?
Salik was most popular in the 1990s decade with 37 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Salik been used?
Salik has been recorded in Social Security data since 1973, spanning 45 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Salik?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Salvatore, Salvador, Salem, Salomon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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, 1973–2017 (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.