Salihah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SAH-li-ha
- Origin
- Arabic
Salihah is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “righteous, virtuous”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Salihah mean?
Arabic: spelling of Saliha; feminine of Salih
“righteous, virtuous”
The feminine form of Salih; its plural, salihat, is used in the Quran for righteous deeds and righteous women.
Meaning borrowed from Saliha.
Is Salihah a girl's or a boy's name?
Salihah is a girls' name.
How popular is Salihah in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2003, with 14 girls.
Half of all the girls named Salihah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2002 and 2009. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
Salihah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 4 | #4,915 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #5,804 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,951 |
| 2014 | 5 | #4,187 |
| 2013 | 3 | #6,003 |
| 2012 | 3 | #6,108 |
| 2011 | 3 | #6,007 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 11 | #2,298 |
| 2008 | 8 | #2,895 |
| 2007 | 12 | #2,083 |
| 2006 | 8 | #2,657 |
| 2005 | 14 | #1,692 |
| 2004 | 7 | #2,669 |
| 2003 | 14 | #1,564 |
| 2002 | 10 | #1,874 |
| 2001 | 4 | #3,427 |
| 2000 | 6 | #2,554 |
| 1999 | 7 | #2,295 |
| 1998 | 8 | #2,110 |
| 1997 | 4 | #3,345 |
| 1996 | 4 | #3,289 |
Names like Salihah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Safia, Farah, Aakifah, Samah, Hibah, Sumayyah, Umamah, Umaymah, Saba, Azeemah, Salma, Habiba
Names related to Salihah
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
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, “Salihah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/salihah, updated 20 October 2026.