Boys' name · since 1999
Saliou
153 babies named Saliou in U.S. Social Security records since 1999, with the highest year being 2013. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #14,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
153 babies have been named Saliou since 1999, making it today's #7450 boys' name.
Saliou has 153 recorded births among boys since 1999, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #7450 as of the latest data, more common than 47% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1999 to 2025.
- #14,630 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #7,450 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 153 born since 1999
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saliou ranks #14,630 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #7,450 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 153 born since 1999, peaking in the 2010s.
- #14,630 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #7,450 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 153
- born since 1999
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saliou's 153 recorded births place it above 67.81% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Saliou compares
153 33rd percentile among 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys 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
Saliou's all-time total is 59% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saliou | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 153 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 13 | 34 | 22,252 |
Saliou's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Saliou's full recorded timeline at 2013, 54% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 46% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2010, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2013 peak of 13 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Saliou popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1999–2025
- Peak year (2013)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 27 years of records
Saliou by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (59 births, 39% of the file).
2010s was Saliou's strongest decade.
59 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 39% of all-time use.
Saliou births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 7
1990s
7 births
- 2000s
2000s
42 births
- 2010s
2010s
59 births
- 2020s
2020s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 59 births (39% of all-time use).
Saliou by state
Where Saliou concentrates geographically, total births since 1999
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 15 | 9.8% |
15 of 153 births nationwide.
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What to do with Saliou's data
- Saliou's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (59 total births) through the 2020s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Salious (15 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Saliou: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~26 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, 1999–2025 (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 Saliou 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.