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Saleha

Girl

Meaning of Saleha: Arabic: 'virtuous or righteous'

Saleha is a girl's name most strongly associated with Arabic & Persian naming. It has 6 letters and 3 syllables, and it is a genuinely rare and unique choice — 15487th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 3015th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#15487

5 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#3015

8 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

144

First recorded 1983 · peak 2008

Trend

stable

Style: rare

Popularity over time

1981: 0 babies1982: 0 babies1983: 5 babies1984: 0 babies1985: 0 babies1986: 0 babies1987: 0 babies1988: 6 babies1989: 0 babies1990: 0 babies19901991: 0 babies1992: 5 babies1993: 6 babies1994: 5 babies1995: 6 babies1996: 0 babies1997: 0 babies1998: 0 babies1999: 6 babies2000: 5 babies20002001: 0 babies2002: 6 babies2003: 0 babies2004: 0 babies2005: 7 babies2006: 0 babies2007: 0 babies2008: 12 babies2009: 7 babies2010: 0 babies20102011: 0 babies2012: 0 babies2013: 10 babies2014: 0 babies2015: 6 babies2016: 6 babies2017: 0 babies2018: 5 babies2019: 5 babies2020: 8 babies20202021: 8 babies2022: 8 babies2023: 7 babies2024: 0 babies2025: 5 babies
US babies named Saleha per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 12.

Gender split

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

Origins & cultures

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