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Saleh

Boy's name · #2472 in the US (2025) · 2020s wave

Popularity over time

Saleh reached its best rank, #1832, in 2018 and ranked #2472 in 2025. Roughly 1,800 boys have been named Saleh since 1974.

Across the states

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Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 4 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

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#527 in Sweden (2025) · #534 in Austria (2025) · #745 in Scotland (2025) · #931 in England & Wales (2025) · #974 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,177 in Belgium (2025) · #1,174 in Canada (2024).

Famous Salehs

• Saleh Al-Shehri — Saudi footballer
• Saleh Kebzabo — Chadian politician
• Saleh El-Sharabaty — Jordanian taekwondo practitioner
• Saleh as-Sammad — Former head of the Houthi Supreme Political Council
• Saleh Gomaa — Egyptian association football player

In stories & tradition

• Saleh — Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (video game)

What Salehs become

Among 313 notable people named Saleh:

Political leaders appear 1.95× more often than among typical names — e.g. Saleh Kebzabo, Chadian politician (born 1947).

Similar names: Abbas · Zade · Axle · Mazen · Said · Salman

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