Girls' name · since 1922
Saline
Saline has 21 recorded births since 1922 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1981 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #45,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
Saline is not among the current top-ranked girls names; 21 have been recorded since 1922.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saline has been recorded 21 times among girls since 1922, though it is not among the currently most-used girls names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1922 to 1992.
- #45,622 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 21 born since 1922
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saline ranks #45,622 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 21 born since 1922, peaking in the 1980s.
- #45,622 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 21
- born since 1922
- 1980s
- peak decade
Saline's 21 recorded births place it above 36.74% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Saline's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saline's full recorded timeline at 1981, 52% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 48% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1922, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1981 peak of 6 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saline popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1922–1992
- Peak year (1981)
- 6
- Annual births at peak, across 71 years of records
Saline by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (6 births, 29% of the file).
1980s was Saline's strongest decade.
6 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 29% of all-time use.
Saline births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1920s
1920s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
5 births
- 1980s
1980s
6 births
- 1990s
1990s
5 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 6 births (29% of all-time use).
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- Saline's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (6 total births) through the 1990s (5) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saline: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1981)
Similar record span (~70 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, 1922–1992 (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 Saline 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.