Saelah
Girl name · #5069 in 2025 · Uniqueness 49/100
In 2025, 26 baby girls were named Saelah, placing it at #5069 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #16419, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Saelah.
The 22-year story
Saelah first appears in the Social Security records in 2003, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 28 babies and a rank of #4772. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Saelah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
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Uniqueness: will there be another Saelah in class?
Saelah scores 49 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "distinctive" band. That middle band is the sweet spot many parents hunt for: recognizable without being everywhere.
Where Saelah is most common
State-level data for Saelah is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Saelah
Statistically, parents drawn to Saelah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Maylah, Seylah, Saylah, Azylah, and Avaylah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Saelah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 28 | #4772 |
| 2023 | 8 | #11169 |
| 2022 | 10 | #9680 |
| 2021 | 6 | #13464 |
| 2020 | 6 | #13453 |
| 2019 | 7 | #12448 |
| 2017 | 6 | #14124 |
| 2016 | 5 | #16215 |
| 2015 | 5 | #16419 |
| 2014 | 5 | #16513 |
| 2003 | 5 | #15784 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Saelah a popular girl name?
Saelah ranked #5069 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #16419.
When was the name Saelah most popular?
Saelah peaked in 2024, when 28 American girls received the name (ranked #4772 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Saelah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Saelah. It scores 49/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "distinctive".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.