Recorded 1934–1942 Girls' name Peak 1934 17 births

Saralou — girls' name

17 babies named Saralou in U.S. Social Security records since 1934, with the highest year being 1934. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s61940s11
1940s
Peak decade

65% of everyone ever named Saralou was born in this single decade.

1934
Single peak year

6 babies were named Saralou in 1934 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saralou

The Social Security Administration has registered 17 babies named Saralou between 1934 and 1942, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Saralou currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1942. The name reached its historical peak in 1934, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saralou performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 11 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Saralou shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saralou 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 17 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.

Saralou at a glance

Last recorded 1942

Total births

17

Since 1934

9 years of records

Peak year

1934

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1942

Active since

1934

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1942

Saralou popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1942–1934

Last recorded 1942
Peak year (1934)
6
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.5 194219401934 6

Saralou by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
11 births that decade — 65% of Saralou's all-time total
1930s61940s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saralou?
17 babies have been named Saralou since 1934. It was last recorded in 1942. The peak year was 1934 with 6 births.
When was Saralou most popular?
Saralou was most popular in the 1940s decade with 11 total births. The single peak year was 1934.
How long has the name Saralou been used?
Saralou has been recorded in Social Security data since 1934, spanning 9 years of data through 1942.
What names are similar to Saralou?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sarah, Sara, Sarai, Sarina, 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, 1934–1942 (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.