Salaar
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language epic action thriller film directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films.
Meaning & Origin of Salaar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salaar: Part 1 – Ceasefire is a 2023 Indian Telugu-language epic action thriller film directed by Prashanth Neel and produced by Vijay Kiragandur under Hombale Films.
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The Story of Salaar
Salaar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2009, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 50 Salaars were born — ranking #2,627 that year. As of 2026, Salaar ranks #2,644 for baby boys with 50 births, rising sharply (+226% over the past five years). In total, more than 273 Salaars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2000s through the 2020s.
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About the name Salaar
Salaar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2009 and has accumulated 273 births in the dataset. Salaar's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #2,627. Use the chart and map above to compare Salaar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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