Salih
Boy · SAH-lih · Arabic
Salih is a boys' name of Arabic origin, meaning “righteous, virtuous”. In 2025 it ranked 1,613th for boys in the UK (17 babies) and 4,538th for boys in the US (22 babies).
What does Salih mean?
Arabic
“righteous, virtuous”
The prophet Salih is named in the Quran as a messenger to the ancient people of Thamud.
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- SAH-lih
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Is Salih a girl's or a boy's name?
Salih is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 17 boys in the UK and 22 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Salih in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,613among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 18,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 5% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 17 boys in the UK were named Salih, making it the 1,613th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 1,733rd.
2025 had the most boys named Salih of any year since the records began in 1996.
Half of all the boys named Salih in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2021. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
In 2025, 59 boys in the UK were given Salih or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #619, up from #1,613 for this spelling alone.
Among boys in 2025, it was 1,894th in England and Wales and 647th in Scotland.
Salih in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #1,613 |
| 2024 | 11 | #2,149 |
| 2023 | 16 | #1,643 |
| 2022 | 15 | #1,708 |
| 2021 | 15 | #1,686 |
| 2020 | 14 | #1,733 |
| 2019 | 16 | #1,608 |
| 2018 | 12 | #1,981 |
| 2017 | 14 | #1,822 |
| 2016 | 4 | #4,214 |
| 2015 | 15 | #1,693 |
| 2014 | 9 | #2,378 |
| 2013 | 9 | #2,334 |
| 2012 | 8 | #2,595 |
| 2011 | 7 | #2,736 |
| 2010 | 6 | #3,092 |
| 2009 | 5 | #3,395 |
| 2008 | 12 | #1,810 |
| 2007 | 8 | #2,337 |
| 2006 | 6 | #2,645 |
| 2005 | 8 | #2,090 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,157 |
| 2003 | 5 | #2,574 |
| 2002 | 7 | #1,900 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 6 | #1,977 |
| 1999 | 5 | #2,184 |
| 1998 | 7 | #1,727 |
| 1997 | 5 | #2,109 |
| 1996 | 8 | #1,506 |
How popular is Salih in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #4,538among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 22about 1 in 78,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steadyup 12% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 22 boys in the US were named Salih, making it the 4,538th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,292nd. Its busiest year was 2017, with 28 boys. It first appears in the records in 1973.
Half of all the boys named Salih in the US since 1880 were born between 2001 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 77 boys in the US were given Salih or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,726, up from #4,538 for this spelling alone.
- Saleh 55
- Salih 22
Salih in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | #4,538 |
| 2024 | 24 | #4,318 |
| 2023 | 19 | #5,070 |
| 2022 | 17 | #5,441 |
| 2021 | 20 | #4,776 |
| 2020 | 13 | #6,292 |
| 2019 | 25 | #4,110 |
| 2018 | 20 | #4,735 |
| 2017 | 28 | #3,777 |
| 2016 | 17 | #5,314 |
| 2015 | 25 | #4,078 |
| 2014 | 21 | #4,534 |
| 2013 | 20 | #4,619 |
| 2012 | 16 | #5,476 |
| 2011 | 13 | #6,250 |
| 2010 | 18 | #5,044 |
| 2009 | 20 | #4,746 |
| 2008 | 17 | #5,244 |
| 2007 | 14 | #5,898 |
| 2006 | 10 | #7,422 |
| 2005 | 6 | #10,144 |
| 2004 | 14 | #5,487 |
| 2003 | 16 | #4,810 |
| 2002 | 11 | #6,081 |
| 2001 | 18 | #4,296 |
| 2000 | 11 | #5,913 |
| 1999 | 5 | #9,905 |
| 1998 | 13 | #4,868 |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 8 | #6,489 |
| 1995 | 12 | #4,785 |
| 1994 | 12 | #4,797 |
| 1993 | 6 | #7,631 |
| 1992 | 5 | #8,426 |
| 1991 | 6 | #7,263 |
| 1990 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 10 | #4,445 |
| 1987 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 5 | #6,234 |
| 1982 | 7 | #5,001 |
| 1981 | 6 | #5,466 |
| 1980 | 6 | #5,523 |
| 1979 | 6 | #5,353 |
| 1978 | 7 | #4,552 |
| 1977 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 5 | #5,584 |
| 1975 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 8 | #3,835 |
| 1973 | 5 | #5,099 |
Names like Salih
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Salih
Saleh Saalih
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