Girls' name · since 1917
Saralee
Since 1917, U.S. Social Security records show 749 babies named Saralee, peaking in 1941. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 749
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
749 girls have been named Saralee since 1917, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Saralee has 749 recorded births among girls since 1917, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1940s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1917 to 2018.
- #9,137 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 749 born since 1917
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Saralee ranks #9,137 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 749 born since 1917, peaking in the 1940s.
- #9,137 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 749
- born since 1917
- 1940s
- peak decade
Saralee's 749 recorded births place it above 87.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Saralee's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Saralee splits its recorded history at 1954: 37% of all births land in the more recent half, 63% in the earlier half, leaning more toward its earlier era than today's. The single quietest year was 1917 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1941 peak of 28 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Saralee popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1917–2018
- Peak year (1941)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 102 years of records
Saralee by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (189 births, 25% of the file).
1940s was Saralee's strongest decade.
189 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 25% of all-time use.
Saralee births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 21
1910s
21 births
- 1920s
1920s
78 births
- 1930s
1930s
129 births
- 1940s
1940s
189 births
- 1950s
1950s
120 births
- 1960s 46
1960s
46 births
- 1970s 28
1970s
28 births
- 1980s 33
1980s
33 births
- 1990s 41
1990s
41 births
- 2000s 40
2000s
40 births
- 2010s 24
2010s
24 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 189 births (25% of all-time use).
How Saralee 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 Saralee's total volume
Saralee by state
Where Saralee concentrates geographically, total births since 1917
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #2 | Pennsylvania | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #3 | New York | | 5 | 0.7% |
10 of 749 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Saralee's data
- Saralee's decade-level peak was the 1940s (189 total births); usage has since declined to 24 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Saralees (10 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Saralee: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1941)
Similar record span (~101 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, 1917–2018 (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 Saralee 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.