Salaya
Salaya is a city and a municipality in Devbhumi Dwarka district, headquartered Jamkhambhaliya in the Indian state of Gujarat.
Meaning & Origin of Salaya
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Salaya is a city and a municipality in Devbhumi Dwarka district, headquartered Jamkhambhaliya in the Indian state of Gujarat.
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The Story of Salaya
Salaya first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2004, with 7 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2023, when 14 Salayas were born — ranking #7,636 that year. As of 2026, Salaya ranks #9,194 for baby girls with 9 births, falling sharply (-18%). In total, more than 182 Salayas 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 Salaya
Salaya is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2004 and has accumulated 182 births in the dataset. Salaya's peak popularity came in 2023 when it ranked #7,636. Use the chart and map above to compare Salaya'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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