Salik
Salik is a name with a single cultural origin: Greenlandic.
- Greenlandic
Meaning & Origin of Salik
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salik is a name with a single cultural origin: Greenlandic.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Greenlandic
The Story of Salik
American parents first put Salik on the record books as a baby boy name in 1973, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 1994, when 8 Saliks were born — ranking #6,372 that year. The 1990s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 47% of all recorded Saliks. Its most recent appearance in the national data came in 2017 (6 births); the name has since faded from the published rankings. In total, more than 79 Saliks have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Names that sound like Salik
Phonetically similar names — useful when Salik is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Selleck
- Sellick
- Salic
- Sulik
- Salak
- Solak
- Sulak
- Salach
- Silic
- Slick
- Slik
- Slic
Source: Datamuse . Phonetic similarity ranking, not curated.
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About the name Salik
Salik is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 79 births in the dataset. Salik's peak popularity came in 1994 when it ranked #6,372. Use the chart and map above to compare Salik'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 .
Peek a Name aggregates and presents the above data for informational purposes. Statistical predictions and external attributions are clearly labelled where shown; we make no guarantee of accuracy beyond what each source provides.