NameTides

Saleh

Saleh was the #2,451 boys' name in the US in 2025 (55 babies), and #914 in England & Wales and #1,127 in Canada.

Saleh as a boy’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Canada
Saleh as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.2518801900192019401960198020002020ScotlandCanadaEngland & WalesUS
Saleh as a boy’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, CanadaBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.00.060.130.190.251880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandCanada
2025#2,451 (55)#914 (34)#647 (4)#1,127 (22)
2024#1,938 (81)#880 (36)—#1,205 (19)
2023#1,954 (79)#738 (45)#614 (4)#1,496 (13)
2022#2,039 (74)#967 (31)—#1,415 (14)
2021#2,277 (61)#1,290 (20)—#1,342 (15)
2020#2,190 (63)#1,150 (23)—#1,129 (19)
2019#2,265 (61)#1,253 (20)—#1,634 (11)
2018#1,823 (83)#1,132 (24)—#1,219 (16)
2017#1,935 (74)#1,339 (19)—#1,510 (12)
2016#1,936 (75)#1,187 (23)—#1,578 (11)
2015#2,328 (56)#1,046 (27)—#1,319 (14)
2014#2,256 (59)#1,223 (21)—#2,133 (7)
2013#2,336 (54)#1,294 (19)—#1,252 (15)
2012#2,551 (48)#1,229 (21)—#1,781 (9)
2011#2,663 (45)#1,087 (24)—#1,681 (10)

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 2024 at #1,938.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • First recorded in the US in 1974.

How common is it?

about 1 in 31,000 baby boys in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USBoys2025about 1 in 31,000rare
England & WalesBoys2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
ScotlandBoys2025about 1 in 4,900uncommon
CanadaBoys2025about 1 in 7,200uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Saleh is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 26,000 baby boys. Likely range 1 in 17,000 to 1 in 37,000.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Saleh by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: fewer than 5 babiesWAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: fewer than 5 babiesILMichigan: #905MINew York: #1,410NYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 babiesMAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: fewer than 5 babiesINOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 babiesPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,364CAUtah: fewer than 5 babiesUTColorado: fewer than 5 babiesCONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: fewer than 5 babiesMOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: fewer than 5 babiesVAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: fewer than 5 babiesAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: fewer than 5 babiesTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 babiesOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: fewer than 5 babiesALGeorgia: fewer than 5 babiesGAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #2,080TXFlorida: fewer than 5 babiesFL
Saleh (boys) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Across Canada

ProvinceYearRankBabies
Ontario2024#1,03310

Saleh (boys): rank in each province’s latest list. Only Quebec and Ontario publish full name lists; Ontario’s latest list is a year behind.

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SalehCanadaBoys#1,12722
SalehEngland & WalesBoys#91434
SalehScotlandBoys#6474
SalehUSGirls—too few
SalehUSBoys#2,45155