Salah
Salah, Salaah, or Saalah is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic and Biblical origins. Its meaning in the Bible is 'mission', or 'sending', whereas the Arabic meaning is 'righteousness', 'goodness', or 'peace'. Notable people with the name include:
- Arabic
- Biblical
Meaning & Origin of Salah
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salah, Salaah, or Saalah is a masculine given name and surname of Arabic and Biblical origins. Its meaning in the Bible is 'mission', or 'sending', whereas the Arabic meaning is 'righteousness', 'goodness', or 'peace'. Notable people with the name include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Biblical
The Story of Salah
As a girl name
Salah first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 2002, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 2026: 31 births, good for #4,514 nationwide. About 67% of every Salah on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Salah ranks #4,514 for girls with 31 births, rising sharply (+99% over the past five years). All told, over 233 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Salah on the record books as a boy name in 1972, with 6 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2019, when 49 Salahs were born — ranking #2,626 that year. About 30% of every Salah on record arrived during the 2010s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Salah ranks #3,205 for boys with 38 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 1K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1970s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Variants & Related Forms of Salah
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Salah. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Salah
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About the name Salah
Salah is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1972 and has accumulated 1K births in the dataset. Salah's peak popularity came in 2019 when it ranked #2,626. Use the chart and map above to compare Salah's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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