How Many People Are Named Saleena?
An estimated 754 people in the United States have the first name Saleena. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 26 years old, and Saleena peaked in popularity in 1996 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saleena as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Saleena paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
754
About 1 in 454,581 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
26
years old
Peak Year
1996
37 births
Total Registered
776
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saleena
Saleena is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 776 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saleena as a female name
Ranked #14,916 in 2024
6 female births in 2024
Peak: 1996 (37 births)
Saleena: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saleena span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 248 babies were registered. Saleena has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Saleena by Decade
How has Saleena tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Saleena by State
Saleena + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Saleena as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Saleena
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Saleena: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saleena?
We estimate approximately 754 people named Saleena are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 454,581 Americans share this first name.
Is Saleena a common name?
Saleena is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 88.1% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 776 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saleena most popular?
Saleena reached peak popularity in 1996, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saleena is approximately 26 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saleena a female name?
Saleena is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saleena Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saleena Smith, Saleena Johnson, Saleena Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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