Recorded 1989–2018 Girls' name Peak 2005 407 births

Saloni — girls' name

407 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.

1980s61990s982000s2172010s86
2000s
Peak decade

53% of everyone ever named Saloni was born in this single decade.

2005
Single peak year

35 babies were named Saloni in 2005 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saloni

The Social Security Administration has registered 407 babies named Saloni between 1989 and 2018, spanning 30 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saloni currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2018. The name reached its historical peak in 2005, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saloni performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 217 births during that ten-year window. Across the 4 decades of recorded activity, Saloni shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 37 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New Jersey and New York. In total, SSA state-level files list Saloni in 3 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saloni 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 407 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.

Saloni at a glance

Last recorded 2018

Total births

407

Since 1989

30 years of records

Peak year

2005

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2018

Active since

1989

Recorded for 30 years

Last year on file: 2018

Saloni popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2018–1989

Last recorded 2018
Peak year (2005)
35
Annual births at peak — across 30 years of records
010203040 20182013200920052001199719931989 6

Saloni by decade

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

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
217 births that decade — 53% of Saloni's all-time total
1980s61990s982000s2172010s86

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 9.1%
#2 New Jersey
15 3.7%
#3 New York
6 1.5%
California share of Saloni's total US births 9.1%
Even split

37 of 407 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saloni?
407 babies have been named Saloni since 1989. It was last recorded in 2018. The peak year was 2005 with 35 births.
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?
Saloni has been recorded in Social Security data since 1989, spanning 30 years of data through 2018.
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.

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, 1989–2018 (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.