How Many People Are Named Saliyah?
An estimated 519 people in the United States have the first name Saliyah. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 14 years old, and Saliyah peaked in popularity in 2010 with 36 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Saliyah 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 Saliyah paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
519
About 1 in 660,413 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
14
years old
Peak Year
2010
36 births
Total Registered
524
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Saliyah
Saliyah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 524 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Saliyah as a female name
Ranked #5,399 in 2024
24 female births in 2024
Peak: 2010 (36 births)
Saliyah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Saliyah span from the 1990s to the 2020s, covering 4 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 253 babies were registered. While Saliyah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Saliyah by Decade
How has Saliyah 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.
Saliyah by State
Saliyah + Last Name Combinations
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Saliyah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saliyah?
We estimate approximately 519 people named Saliyah 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 660,413 Americans share this first name.
Is Saliyah a common name?
Saliyah is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 84.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 524 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Saliyah most popular?
Saliyah reached peak popularity in 2010, when 36 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Saliyah is approximately 14 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Saliyah a female name?
Saliyah is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Saliyah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Saliyah Smith, Saliyah Johnson, Saliyah 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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