Saleh
Saleh was the 2472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1832nd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 123 places. More babies were named Saleh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #2,472 boys, down 268 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 55boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201883 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,783babies recorded
Saleh popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 6 since 2022.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #2,472 | 55 |
| 2020 | #2,204 | 63 |
| 2010 | #3,172 | 36 |
| 2000 | #3,280 | 26 |
| 1990 | #3,932 | 15 |
| 1980 | #5,412 | 7 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Saleh, counting every spelling?
Saleh has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Saleh?
55 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Saleh (0.02 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Saleh born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 152 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Saleh.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Saleh?
About 1,700 people born in the US named Saleh are alive today, with a median age of 14; half are between 7 and 25. That makes Saleh mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Saleh by state
How common Saleh was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Michigan (5.2×), New York (3.4×), Illinois (1.9×). In 44 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Saleh: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Saleh, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Saleh
How popular is the name Saleh?
Saleh was the 2472nd most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 55 babies. Its best year was 2018, when it ranked 1832nd with 83 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 123 places. More babies were named Saleh in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Saleh a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Saleh in the US.
Where is Saleh most popular?
In 2021–2025, Saleh was most common in Michigan (0.21 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Illinois.