The baby name Salih is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /sˤaːliħ/; English approximation: SAH-lih.
Salih is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Salih is a Male name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced Arabic IPA: /sˤaːliħ/; English approximation: SAH-lih.
Salih is Arabic in Origin.
Salih (Arabic Ṣāliḥ, صالح) is a masculine given name meaning “righteous, virtuous, upright,” also connoting “sound” or “in good order.” It derives from the Semitic root Ṣ-L-Ḥ, which expresses moral rectitude and wholesomeness across Arabic vocabulary. The name is prominent in Islamic tradition through the Qur’anic prophet Ṣāliḥ, messenger to the people of Thamūd, giving it a long-standing devotional resonance.
Used since the earliest centuries of Islam, Salih spread from Arabia into North Africa and the Levant, then widely through Persianate and Turkic cultures and the Balkans under Ottoman influence. It remains familiar in Turkey (Salih), the Arab world, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kurdish regions, and South and Southeast Asia. Common transliterations include Ṣāliḥ, Salih, Saleh, Saalih, and in Malay/Indonesian and Bruneian contexts, Salleh. Related forms are the feminine Ṣāliḥah/Saliha and the cognate Salah (Ṣalāḥ), which shares the same root but is a distinct name.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | Boys | 2025 | #1 | — | 423 |
| ET | Boys | 0 | #25 | 3 | 678 |
| DJ | Boys | 0 | #34 | 3 | 657 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #35 | 2,247 | 10,523 |
| TM | Boys | 0 | #36 | 1 | 614 |
| TR | 0 | #43 | 50,121 | 19,440 | |
| CY | 0 | #60 | 1 | 1,632 | |
| SD | 0 | #62 | 42 | 2,130 | |
| LU | 0 | #65 | 2 | 2,830 | |
| AF | 0 | #74 | 3 | 1,883 | |
| SI | 0 | #75 | 6 | 1,612 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| BG | 0 | #80 | 3 | 1,799 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| IQ | 0 | #98 | 32 | 3,533 | |
| QA | 0 | #99 | 8 | 7,011 | |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #108 | 3 | 2,055 |
| PH | 0 | #110 | 1 | 5,607 | |
| HU | 0 | #115 | 1 | 1,675 | |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #115 | 1,865 | 13,071 |
| OM | 0 | #119 | 3 | 6,215 | |
| KW | 0 | #120 | 2 | 5,216 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #125 | 1 | 3,755 |
| EE | Boys | 0 | #125 | 1 | 2,087 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| CY | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 3,473 |
| GR | 0 | #134 | 2 | 3,911 | |
| Switzerland | Boys | 2024 | #136 | 2 | 1,769 |
| JO | 0 | #137 | 4 | 2,158 | |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #138 | 2 | 6,332 |
| RS | Boys | 0 | #144 | 11 | 2,277 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #147 | 75 | 3,850 |
| AE | 0 | #163 | 15 | 10,220 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #166 | 44 | 3,402 |
| HU | Boys | 0 | #172 | 3 | 3,954 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #174 | 96 | 6,912 |
| MT | Boys | 0 | #175 | 5 | 4,064 |
| Sweden | Boys | 2022 | #178 | 5 | 1,509 |
| RU | 0 | #193 | 2 | 3,641 | |
| Austria | 0 | #201 | 13 | 850 | |
| DK | 0 | #206 | 1 | 5,198 | |
| PL | 0 | #211 | 2 | 2,600 | |
| LU | Boys | 0 | #214 | 7 | 4,970 |
| PS | 0 | #224 | 3 | 5,692 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #231 | 1 | 3,559 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #238 | 33 | 3,535 |
| HR | Boys | 0 | #244 | 15 | 3,997 |
| SA | 0 | #244 | 52 | 10,560 | |
| Austria | Boys | 0 | #246 | 226 | 2,180 |
| AO | Boys | 0 | #247 | 3 | 5,568 |
| GH | 0 | #247 | 2 | 5,396 | |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #247 | 3 | 6,293 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #257 | 33 | 6,578 |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #263 | 63 | 7,401 |
| YE | 0 | #274 | 111 | 8,639 | |
| IL | 0 | #276 | 7 | 6,291 | |
| JO | Boys | 0 | #291 | 87 | 7,057 |
| JP | Boys | 0 | #299 | 5 | 7,909 |
| AL | Boys | 0 | #302 | 2 | 5,122 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #303 | 43 | 7,678 |
| CZ | Boys | 0 | #304 | 2 | 6,530 |
| Canada | Boys | 2022 | #305 | 6 | 2,557 |
| CN | Boys | 0 | #328 | 4 | 9,639 |
| LY | 0 | #329 | 221 | 12,703 | |
| JO | Girls | 0 | #333 | 7 | 7,570 |
| PL | Boys | 0 | #336 | 5 | 6,459 |
| GH | Girls | 0 | #337 | 1 | 6,973 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #340 | 1,027 | 5,697 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| PS | Boys | 0 | #353 | 207 | 10,655 |
| GH | Boys | 0 | #355 | 7 | 8,138 |
| HK | 0 | #357 | 1 | 8,483 | |
| TN | 0 | #362 | 783 | 13,765 | |
| NL | 0 | #368 | 24 | 2,481 | |
| France | Boys | 2021 | #373 | 15 | 2,865 |
| IL | Boys | 0 | #378 | 251 | 10,983 |
| Germany | 0 | #399 | 39 | 2,542 | |
| PH | Boys | 0 | #406 | 3 | 11,440 |
| EG | 0 | #408 | 5 | 6,387 | |
| Finland | Boys | 0 | #415 | 13 | 2,041 |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #420 | 5 | 15,987 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #444 | 62 | 12,621 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #456 | 2,517 | 28,008 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #468 | 37 | 11,303 |
| ZA | 0 | #473 | 2 | 14,421 | |
| BH | 0 | #500 | 54 | 17,937 | |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #502 | 207 | 18,093 |
| CR | Boys | 0 | #506 | 5 | 10,188 |
| DZ | 0 | #508 | 983 | 20,130 | |
| PA | Girls | 0 | #518 | 1 | 9,861 |
| SY | 0 | #529 | 210 | 11,684 | |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #541 | 486 | 5,873 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #541 | 7 | 10,981 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #542 | 11 | 10,162 |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #544 | 10 | 20,968 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #554 | 8 | 19,177 |
| HK | Boys | 0 | #557 | 1 | 12,905 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #572 | 4 | 12,054 |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| LB | 0 | #605 | 54 | 13,263 | |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #609 | 294 | 15,035 |
| MA | 0 | #617 | 645 | 20,986 | |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #639 | 248 | 17,948 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #640 | 6 | 11,648 |
| Finland | Boys | 2026 | #653 | 30 | 3,552 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #660 | 110 | 18,755 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #685 | 438 | 22,615 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #735 | 5 | 17,960 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #819 | 20 | 4,949 |
| NG | Girls | 0 | #825 | 2 | 15,093 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #840 | 96 | 25,931 |
| United States | Boys | 2024 | #869 | 24 | 7,044 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #892 | 60 | 16,906 |
| Spain | Boys | 0 | #904 | 27 | 5,610 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #950 | 10 | 14,742 |
| CO | Boys | 0 | #981 | 1 | 15,656 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 1 | 14,861 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,011 | 101 | 25,439 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,037 | 3 | 16,750 |
| MY | Girls | 0 | #1,068 | 5 | 24,821 |
| ZA | Boys | 0 | #1,166 | 13 | 25,619 |
| IT | Boys | 0 | #1,320 | 152 | 10,046 |
Salih is popular in 73 countries — most recent births per country:
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