Saaleha
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAA-li-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
Saaleha is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “righteous, virtuous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Saaleha mean?
Arabic: spelling of Saleha; feminine of Salih
“righteous, virtuous”
Feminine of Salih, the name of a prophet sent to the people of Thamud in the Qur'an.
Meaning borrowed from Saleha.
Is Saaleha a girl's or a boy's name?
Saaleha is a girls' name.
How popular is Saaleha in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2017, with 5 girls.
Saaleha in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 5 | #4,250 |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 3 | #5,938 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 3 | #5,772 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 4 | #4,150 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 3 | #4,284 |
Names like Saaleha
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safa, Safiya, Aaliyah, Sumayyah, Habiba, Sabiha, Saliha, Safaa, Humaira, Saba, Salma, Rahma
Names related to Saaleha
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra, Hamza
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Saaleha: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/saaleha, updated 20 October 2026.