Recorded 1987–1992 Girls' name Peak 1988 55 births

Salita — girls' name

55 babies named Salita in U.S. Social Security records since 1987, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s391990s16
1980s
Peak decade

71% of everyone ever named Salita was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

17 babies were named Salita in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salita

The Social Security Administration has registered 55 babies named Salita between 1987 and 1992, spanning 6 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Salita currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 17 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salita performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 39 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Salita shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salita 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 55 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.

Salita at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

55

Since 1987

6 years of records

Peak year

1988

17 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1987

Recorded for 6 years

Last year on file: 1992

Salita popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1987

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1988)
17
Annual births at peak — across 6 years of records
05101520 199219911990198919881987 5

Salita by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
39 births that decade — 71% of Salita's all-time total
1980s391990s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salita?
55 babies have been named Salita since 1987. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1988 with 17 births.
When was Salita most popular?
Salita was most popular in the 1980s decade with 39 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Salita been used?
Salita has been recorded in Social Security data since 1987, spanning 6 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Salita?
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.

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, 1987–1992 (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.