Salina: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,154

among girls · ↑605 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Salina · +21% vs 2024

How common

1 in 45,922

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1977

385 babies

All-time total

7,239

#2,034 all-time among girls

First recorded

1882

in Social Security records

Salina popularity over time

7,239 babies have been named Salina since 1882, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	24	2	–	#887
1890s	54	5	+125%	#1,082
1900s	46	5	-15%	#1,491
1910s	79	8	+72%	#1,612
1920s	83	8	+5%	#3,237
1930s	34	3	-59%	#2,426
1940s	40	4	+18%	#2,810
1950s	114	11	+185%	#2,441
1960s	357	36	+213%	#1,672
1970s	1,420	142	+298%	#495
1980s	1,735	174	+22%	#821
1990s	1,827	183	+5%	#783
2000s	753	75	-59%	#1,788
2010s	470	47	-38%	#2,757
2020s (to 2025)	203	34	-28%	#3,951

Where Salina is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	35	0.02	outside top 500
2027	35	0.02	outside top 500
2028	35	0.02	outside top 500
2029	35	0.02	outside top 500
2030	35	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Salina

Salina is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,154 in 2025 with 35 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1882, 7,239 American babies have been named Salina. Its peak came in 1977, when 385 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1970s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Salina stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Salina?

The median living Salina is about 36 years old; half are between 28 and 46. An estimated 6,700 people named Salina are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Salina year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	35	#4,154
2024	29	#4,759
2023	38	#3,972
2022	38	#3,951
2021	33	#4,312
2020	30	#4,526
2019	40	#3,775
2018	36	#4,062
2017	37	#4,058
2016	35	#4,227
2015	41	#3,752
2014	56	#3,039
2013	61	#2,834
2012	58	#2,974
2011	64	#2,757
2010	42	#3,739
2009	61	#2,882
2008	61	#2,917
2007	60	#2,988
2006	80	#2,370
2005	61	#2,752
2004	69	#2,474
2003	82	#2,141
2002	88	#2,001
2001	93	#1,883
2000	98	#1,788
1995	233	#839
1990	178	#1,023
1985	156	#985
1980	186	#842
1975	90	#1,255
1970	39	#2,111
1965	33	#2,056
1960	27	#2,289
1955	7	#5,122
1950	7	#4,663
1945	7	#3,963
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	10	#3,327
1920	9	#3,555
1915	8	#3,388
1910	10	#1,612
1905	5	#2,187
1900	8	#1,544
1895	5	#1,776
1890	6	#1,320
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Salina, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Salina?

The median living Salina is about 36 years old. Half of all living Salinas are between 28 and 46 years old.

How many people named Salina are alive today?

An estimated 6,700 people named Salina are alive in the United States, based on 7,239 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Salina in 2025?

Salina ranked #4,154 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 35 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Salina?

7,239 babies have been named Salina in the United States since 1882, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Salina most popular?

Salina peaked in 1977, when 385 newborns received the name.

Is Salina a boy or girl name?

Salina is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Salina rising or falling?

Salina is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Salina become more popular?

Salina looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 35 girls named Salina in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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