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Saleh

Boy

Meaning of Saleh: Arabic & Persian: 'righteous'

Saleh is a boy's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 5 letters and 2 syllables, and it is familiar but far from overused — 2414th most popular boys' name in the United States in 2025 and 880th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#2414

55 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#880

36 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

1,783

First recorded 1974 · peak 2018

Trend

stable

Style: uncommon

Popularity over time

1981: 12 babies1982: 17 babies1983: 11 babies1984: 16 babies1985: 8 babies1986: 13 babies1987: 10 babies1988: 19 babies1989: 24 babies1990: 15 babies19901991: 25 babies1992: 29 babies1993: 24 babies1994: 22 babies1995: 26 babies1996: 22 babies1997: 26 babies1998: 28 babies1999: 24 babies2000: 26 babies20002001: 25 babies2002: 30 babies2003: 32 babies2004: 36 babies2005: 43 babies2006: 35 babies2007: 50 babies2008: 49 babies2009: 38 babies2010: 36 babies20102011: 45 babies2012: 48 babies2013: 54 babies2014: 59 babies2015: 56 babies2016: 75 babies2017: 74 babies2018: 83 babies2019: 61 babies2020: 63 babies20202021: 61 babies2022: 80 babies2023: 79 babies2024: 81 babies2025: 55 babies
US babies named Saleh per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 83.

Gender split

100% boys · 0% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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