Salayah
Girl name · #5071 in 2025 · Uniqueness 53/100
In 2025, 26 baby girls were named Salayah, placing it at #5071 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #13006, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 69,231 girls born in 2025 was named Salayah.
Babies named Salayah per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 20-year story
Salayah first appears in the Social Security records in 2005, when 6 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2024, with 26 babies and a rank of #5021. 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.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Salayah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Salayah in class?
Salayah scores 53 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 Salayah is most common
State-level data for Salayah 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 Salayah
Statistically, parents drawn to Salayah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Seriyah, Sorayah, Neriyah, Kariyah, and Zarayah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Salayah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 26 | #4987 |
| 2024 | 26 | #5021 |
| 2023 | 12 | #8486 |
| 2022 | 11 | #9056 |
| 2021 | 9 | #10292 |
| 2020 | 14 | #7559 |
| 2019 | 12 | #8597 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10545 |
| 2017 | 8 | #11615 |
| 2016 | 11 | #9411 |
| 2015 | 7 | #13006 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13069 |
| 2013 | 9 | #11000 |
| 2012 | 9 | #11257 |
| 2011 | 9 | #11181 |
| 2010 | 5 | #16992 |
| 2009 | 6 | #15242 |
| 2008 | 8 | #12579 |
| 2007 | 6 | #15491 |
| 2005 | 6 | #14502 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Salayah a popular girl name?
Salayah ranked #5071 among girls in 2025 with 26 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #13006.
When was the name Salayah most popular?
Salayah peaked in 2024, when 26 American girls received the name (ranked #5021 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Salayah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 69,231 newborn American girls was named Salayah. It scores 53/100 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.