Saliha
Saliha, is a feminine given name. It may refer to:Saliha (singer) (1914–1958), Algerian-origin Tunisian singer Saliha Abid Hussain (1913–1988), Indian writer of Urdu literature Salihe Aydeniz, Turkish politician Saliha Banu Begum, chief consort of Mughal Emperor Jahangir Saliha Dilaşub Sultan, consort of Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim Saliha Marie Fetteh, Danish writer, lecturer and imam Saliha…
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Kyrgyz
Meaning & Origin of Saliha
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saliha, is a feminine given name. It may refer to:Saliha (singer) (1914–1958), Algerian-origin Tunisian singer Saliha Abid Hussain (1913–1988), Indian writer of Urdu literature Salihe Aydeniz, Turkish politician Saliha Banu Begum, chief consort of Mughal Emperor Jahangir Saliha Dilaşub Sultan, consort of Ottoman Sultan Ibrahim Saliha Marie Fetteh, Danish writer, lecturer and imam Saliha…
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Arabic
- Turkish
- Kyrgyz
The Story of Saliha
American parents first put Saliha on the record books as a baby girl name in 1987, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2014, when 19 Salihas were born — ranking #6,450 that year. The 2010s were its strongest decade, accounting for roughly 39% of all recorded Salihas. In the latest 2026 data it stands at #8,908 among baby girl names with 10 births, holding steady (-4%). In total, more than 306 Salihas have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Saliha
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- Salha
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About the name Saliha
Saliha is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1987 and has accumulated 306 births in the dataset. Saliha's peak popularity came in 2014 when it ranked #6,450. Use the chart and map above to compare Saliha'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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