Is Saliyah a boy or girl name?

Saliyah is a girl’s name. Of the 551 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Saliyah

Recorded 1997–2025 · United States

Saliyah was most popular in 2010, when 36 American babies were given the name — ranking #7,053 that year. In 2025 it ranked #8,448, with 27 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 551 people named Saliyah.

Saliyah over time

Births per year. The dot marks Saliyah’s peak in 2010. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Saliyah a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Saliyah is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 551 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org