Salah*

#4,333 most common boys' name of all time · #10,625 across all names · 84% boys / 16% girls · used 1972–2025 · notable crossover

Rank among boys

#4,333

Rank overall

#10,625 of 105,966

First appeared

1972

Years on the list

50 of 146

All-time

1,185

Since 2016

469

Peak year

2024 #3,474

Best rank

#2,639 2019

Girls Boys peak 62/yr

Salah first appears in 1972. That's the first year it was given to at least 5 US babies, which is the threshold below which the SSA withholds a name.

Year	Girls	Boys	Total	Rank
2025	22	36	58	#3,276
2024	29	33	62	#3,474
2023	21	39	60	#3,142
2022	16	32	48	#3,571
2021	25	26	51	#4,046
2020	6	26	32	#3,955
2019	7	49	56	#2,639
2018	—	38	38	#3,078
2017	—	25	25	#4,150
2016	10	29	39	#3,717
2015	—	29	29	#3,719
2014	—	35	35	#3,191
2013	—	18	18	#5,052
2012	10	27	37	#3,843
2011	—	30	30	#3,544
2010	—	33	33	#3,336
2009	10	30	40	#3,588
2008	5	26	31	#3,975
2007	8	31	39	#3,476
2006	6	34	40	#3,188
2005	8	29	37	#3,421
2004	7	26	33	#3,588
2003	—	22	22	#3,902
2002	5	23	28	#3,734
2001	—	12	12	#5,812
2000	—	13	13	#5,407
1999	—	13	13	#5,168
1998	—	16	16	#4,305
1997	—	12	12	#5,103
1996	—	20	20	#3,484
1995	—	9	9	#6,132
1994	—	10	10	#5,661
1993	—	13	13	#4,571
1992	—	12	12	#4,731
1991	—	8	8	#6,199
1990	—	9	9	#5,609
1989	—	5	5	#8,441
1988	—	15	15	#3,475
1987	—	12	12	#3,893
1986	—	12	12	#3,810
1985	—	6	6	#6,188
1984	—	12	12	#3,639
1983	—	7	7	#5,267
1982	—	9	9	#4,493
1981	—	6	6	#5,966
1980	—	11	11	#3,788
1979	—	6	6	#5,815
1977	—	5	5	#6,489
1973	—	5	5	#5,700
1972	—	6	6	#4,966