Girls' name · since 1882
Salina
Since 1882, U.S. Social Security records show 7,239 babies named Salina, peaking in 1977. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,071 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,239
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
7,239 babies have been named Salina since 1882, making it today's #4071 girls' name.
Salina has 7,239 recorded births among girls since 1882, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4071 as of the latest data, more common than 76% of girls, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1882 to 2025.
- #2,034 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,071 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 7,239 born since 1882
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salina ranks #2,034 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,071 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 7,239 born since 1882, peaking in the 1990s.
- #2,034 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,071 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 7,239
- born since 1882
- 1990s
- peak decade
Salina's 7,239 recorded births place it above 97.18% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
28 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Salina compares
7,239 Top 11% higher than 89% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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
Salina's all-time total is 19x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salina | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 7,239 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 385 | 21 | 19,840 |
Salina's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salina splits its recorded history at 1964: 92% of all births land in the more recent half, 8% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1884 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1977 peak of 385 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salina popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1882–2025
- Peak year (1977)
- 385
- Annual births at peak, across 144 years of records
Salina by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (1,827 births, 25% of the file).
1990s was Salina's strongest decade.
1,827 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Salina births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 24
1880s
24 births
- 1890s 54
1890s
54 births
- 1900s 46
1900s
46 births
- 1910s 79
1910s
79 births
- 1920s 83
1920s
83 births
- 1930s 34
1930s
34 births
- 1940s 40
1940s
40 births
- 1950s 114
1950s
114 births
- 1960s 357
1960s
357 births
- 1970s
1970s
1,420 births
- 1980s
1980s
1,735 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,827 births
- 2000s
2000s
753 births
- 2010s 470
2010s
470 births
- 2020s 203
2020s
203 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 1,827 births (25% of all-time use).
How Salina compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Salina's total volume
Salina by state
Where Salina concentrates geographically, total births since 1882
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,742 | 24.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 411 | 5.7% |
| #3 | New York | | 342 | 4.7% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 268 | 3.7% |
| #5 | Arizona | | 200 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 187 | 2.6% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 181 | 2.5% |
| #8 | Florida | | 177 | 2.4% |
1,742 of 7,239 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 28 reporting states.
Salina appears in 28 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Salina's data
- Salina's decade-level peak was the 1990s (1,827 total births); usage has since declined to 203 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Salinas (1,742 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salina: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1977)
Similar record span (~143 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, 1882–2025 (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 Salina 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.