Saleh Boy
How popular is Saleh?
#2,451 boy name in 2025
55 baby boys were named Saleh in the US in 2025, making it the 2451st most popular boy name.
Saleh popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #2,451 for boys (▼ 513 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 55 boys |
| 10-year trend | Steady (-2% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #2,327 in 2015, #2,190 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 2018 (83 boys) |
| Highest rank | #1,822 in 2018 |
| First recorded | 1974 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 99% boys, 1% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Saleh counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Saleh family of names ranked #1,781 for boys in 2025 (#1,521 the year before), with 68 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh | 55 | 81% |
| Sal | 13 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Where Saleh is most popular
Babies named Saleh per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
- Michigan: 0.2 per 1,000 (43 boys)
- New York: 0.1 per 1,000 (60 boys)
- Illinois: 0.1 per 1,000 (20 boys)
- California: 0.1 per 1,000 (47 boys)
- North Carolina: 0.0 per 1,000 (7 boys)
Saleh by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31 | #5,225 |
| 1980s | 137 | #2,609 |
| 1990s | 241 | #2,462 |
| 2000s | 364 | #2,504 |
| 2010s | 591 | #1,822 |
| 2020s | 413 | #1,938 |
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Questions
- Is Saleh a boy or girl name?
- Saleh is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 99% of babies named Saleh were boys.
- How popular is the name Saleh?
- 55 baby boys were named Saleh in the US in 2025, making it the 2451st most popular boy name.
- When was Saleh most popular?
- Saleh peaked in 2018, when 83 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #1,822 in 2018.
- How many people are named Saleh?
- 1,783 babies have been named Saleh in the US since 1880. We estimate about 1,756 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 14.
- Where is Saleh most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Saleh was most common in Michigan, at 0.2 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.