Salah Boy & girl
How popular is Salah?
#3,239 boy name in 2025
36 baby boys were named Salah in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
1,167living people named Salah (est.)
14median age of people named Salah
1,185babies named Salah since 1880
1 in 57,161US babies born in 2025
Salah popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #3,239 for boys (▲ 214 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 36 boys, 22 girls |
| 10-year trend | Rising (+24% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #3,683 in 2015, #3,915 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2019 (49 boys) |
| Highest rank | #2,625 in 2019 |
| First recorded | 1972 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 71% boys, 29% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Salah is most popular
Babies named Salah per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
Salah by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 22 | #4,439 |
| 1980s | 95 | #3,345 |
| 1990s | 122 | #3,400 |
| 2000s | 246 | #3,152 |
| 2010s | 313 | #2,625 |
| 2020s | 192 | #3,115 |
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Questions
- Is Salah a boy or girl name?
- Salah is used for both. Over the last 10 years, 71% of babies named Salah were boys and 29% were girls.
- How popular is the name Salah?
- 36 baby boys were named Salah in the US in 2025, making it the 3239th most popular boy name. Another 22 girls got the name (#5,553 for girls).
- When was Salah most popular?
- Salah peaked in 2019, when 49 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #2,625 in 2019.
- How many people are named Salah?
- 1,185 babies have been named Salah in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,167 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Salah most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Salah was most common in New York, at 0.1 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.