Salih
Saleh or Saaleh, Arabic form of the Hebrew Shelah, Selah or Methuselah, is a Semitic male name derivative. In Arabic it means "righteous" or "pious".
Meaning & Origin of Salih
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saleh or Saaleh, Arabic form of the Hebrew Shelah, Selah or Methuselah, is a Semitic male name derivative. In Arabic it means "righteous" or "pious".
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The Story of Salih
Salih first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1973, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2017, when 28 Salihs were born — ranking #3,780 that year. As of 2026, Salih ranks #4,294 for baby boys with 25 births, holding steady (+3%). In total, more than 614 Salihs have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1970s through the 2020s.
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About the name Salih
Salih is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1973 and has accumulated 614 births in the dataset. Salih's peak popularity came in 2017 when it ranked #3,780. Use the chart and map above to compare Salih'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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