How Many People Are Named Salina?
An estimated 6,469 people in the United States have the first name Salina. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Salina peaked in popularity in 1977 with 385 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Salina 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 Salina paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
6,469
About 1 in 52,984 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1977
385 births
Total Registered
7,203
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Salina
Salina is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 7,203 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Salina as a female name
Ranked #4,744 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 1977 (385 births)
Salina: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Salina span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 1,827 babies were registered. Salina has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Salina by Decade
How has Salina 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.
Salina by State
Birth registrations for Salina span all 28 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, New York. The lowest are in Tennessee, Arkansas, Utah. On average, about 146 Salinas were registered per state.
Salina + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Salina as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Salina
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Salina: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Salina?
We estimate approximately 6,469 people named Salina 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 52,984 Americans share this first name.
Is Salina a common name?
Salina is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 97% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 7,203 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Salina most popular?
Salina reached peak popularity in 1977, when 385 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Salina is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Salina a female name?
Salina is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Salina Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Salina Smith, Salina Johnson, Salina 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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