US rank #9833 Girls' name Peak 2008 187 births

Salimata — #9833 US girls' name

187 babies named Salimata in U.S. Social Security records since 1996, with the highest year being 2008. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1990s132000s622010s752020s37
#9833
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 44% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

40% of everyone ever named Salimata was born in this single decade.

2008
Single peak year

11 babies were named Salimata in 2008 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salimata

The Social Security Administration has registered 187 babies named Salimata between 1996 and 2024, spanning 29 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Salimata currently holds the #9833 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2008, when 11 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salimata performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 75 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Salimata shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 20 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Salimata in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salimata 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 187 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.

Salimata at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

187

Since 1996

29 years of records

Peak year

2008

11 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#9,833

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1996

Recorded for 29 years

Last year on file: 2024

Salimata popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1996

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2008)
11
Annual births at peak — across 29 years of records
4681012 202420202017201420112008200520001996 8

Salimata by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
75 births that decade — 40% of Salimata's all-time total
1990s132000s622010s752020s37

Salimata by state

Where Salimata concentrates geographically — total births since 1996

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Salimata
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
20 10.7%
New York share of Salimata's total US births 10.7%

20 of 187 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salimata?
187 babies have been named Salimata since 1996. It currently ranks #9833 among girls. The peak year was 2008 with 11 births.
When was Salimata most popular?
Salimata was most popular in the 2010s decade with 75 total births. The single peak year was 2008.
Where is Salimata most popular?
The top states for the name Salimata are New York (20 births).
How long has the name Salimata been used?
Salimata has been recorded in Social Security data since 1996, spanning 29 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Salimata?
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.

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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, 1996–2024 (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.