Girls' name · since 1997
Saliyah
Since 1997, U.S. Social Security records show 551 babies named Saliyah, peaking in 2010. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #11,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Yes -- Saliyah is the #4946 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 551 recorded since 1997.
Saliyah has 551 recorded births among girls since 1997, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4946 as of the latest data, more common than 71% of girls, 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 1997 to 2025.
- #11,161 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,946 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 551 born since 1997
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saliyah ranks #11,161 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,946 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 551 born since 1997, peaking in the 2010s.
- #11,161 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,946 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 551
- born since 1997
- 2010s
- peak decade
Saliyah's 551 recorded births place it above 84.56% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by Florida.
How Saliyah compares
551 Top 43% higher than 57% 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
Saliyah's all-time total is 47% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Saliyah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 551 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 36 | 21 | 19,840 |
Saliyah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Saliyah's SSA record in two at 2012 and the more recent half accounts for 56% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 44%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1997, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2010 peak of 36, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Saliyah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1997–2025
- Peak year (2010)
- 36
- Annual births at peak, across 29 years of records
Saliyah by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (253 births, 46% of the file).
2010s was Saliyah's strongest decade.
253 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 46% of all-time use.
Saliyah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 10
1990s
10 births
- 2000s
2000s
174 births
- 2010s
2010s
253 births
- 2020s
2020s
114 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 253 births (46% of all-time use).
How Saliyah 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 Saliyah's total volume
Saliyah by state
Where Saliyah concentrates geographically, total births since 1997
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Florida | | 6 | 1.1% |
| #2 | North Carolina | | 5 | 0.9% |
6 of 551 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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What to do with Saliyah's data
- Saliyah's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (253 total births) through the 2020s (114) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Florida records the most Saliyahs (6 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Florida 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 Saliyah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2010)
Similar record span (~28 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, 1997–2025 (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 Saliyah 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.