Girls' name · since 1989

Saloni

413 babies named Saloni in U.S. Social Security records since 1989, with the highest year being 2005. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#13,270 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,717 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
413
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade

Saloni currently ranks #13717 among girls' names in America, with 413 babies recorded since 1989.

Social Security Administration records show Saloni recorded 413 times among girls since 1989, holding rank #13717 nationally today, ahead of 21% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1989 to 2025.

  • #13,270 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #13,717 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 413 born since 1989
  • 2000s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saloni ranks #13,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,717 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 413 born since 1989, peaking in the 2000s.

#13,270 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#13,717 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
413
born since 1989
2000s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%20.6%
Saloni vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Saloni's 413 recorded births place it above 81.65% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

3 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Saloni compares

413 Top 49% higher than 51% 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

Saloni's all-time total is 10% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Saloni Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 413 376 567,345
Peak-year births 35 21 19,840

Saloni's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Saloni's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 51% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 49%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1990, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2005 peak of 35, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Saloni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1989–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2005)
35
Annual births at peak, across 37 years of records
010203040 19891994199820022006201020142025 6

Saloni by decade

2000s is the heaviest window (217 births, 53% of the file).

2000s was Saloni's strongest decade.

217 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 53% of all-time use.

Saloni births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2000s at 217 births (53% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Saloni by state

Where Saloni concentrates geographically, total births since 1989

Geographically diffuse
Top 3 states by recorded births for the name Saloni
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
37 9.0%
#2 New Jersey
15 3.6%
#3 New York
6 1.5%
California share of Saloni's total US births 9.0%
Even split

37 of 413 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saloni?
Saloni has been given to 413 babies in the U.S. since 1989, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #13,270 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #13,717 of 17,297. 35 babies were born in 2005, its single highest year.
Where does Saloni sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saloni ranks #13,270 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #13,717 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Saloni most popular?
Saloni was most popular in the 2000s decade with 217 total births. The single peak year was 2005.
Where is Saloni most popular?
The top states for the name Saloni are California (37 births), New Jersey (15 births), New York (6 births).
How long has the name Saloni been used?
Records for Saloni go back to 1989, giving 37 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Saloni?
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.

What to do with Saloni's data

  • Saloni's decade-level peak was the 2000s (217 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
  • California records the most Salonis (37 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 Saloni: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 1989–2025 (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 Saloni 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.