Salah is a rare variant of Sally that has climbed to its highest level yet, peaking in 2024.
Salah is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #3,300 among boys (36) and #5,681 among girls (22) — overall #5,137 across all names. The charts below show girls and boys separately.
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 58 | 58 | #5,681 | #3,300 |
| 2024 | 62 | 62 | #4,758 | #3,509 |
| 2023 | 60 | 60 | #5,922 | #3,169 |
| 2022 | 48 | 48 | #7,237 | #3,600 |
| 2021 | 51 | 51 | #5,216 | #4,105 |
| 2020 | 32 | 32 | #14,815 | #4,007 |
| 2019 | 56 | 56 | #13,571 | #2,652 |
| 2018 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,094 |
| 2017 | 25 | 25 | — | #4,210 |
| 2016 | 39 | 39 | #10,714 | #3,758 |
| 2015 | 29 | 29 | — | #3,761 |
| 2014 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,206 |
| 2013 | 18 | 18 | — | #5,136 |
| 2012 | 37 | 37 | #11,114 | #3,870 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,585 |
| 2010 | 33 | 33 | — | #3,364 |
| 2009 | 40 | 40 | #11,326 | #3,622 |
| 2008 | 31 | 31 | #19,922 | #4,011 |
| 2007 | 39 | 39 | #13,692 | #3,494 |
| 2006 | 40 | 40 | #16,732 | #3,209 |
| 2005 | 37 | 37 | #12,793 | #3,437 |
| 2004 | 33 | 33 | #13,905 | #3,618 |
| 2003 | 22 | 22 | — | #3,953 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | #17,582 | #3,760 |
| 2001 | 12 | 12 | — | #5,952 |
| 2000 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,524 |
| 1999 | 13 | 13 | — | #5,267 |
| 1998 | 16 | 16 | — | #4,374 |
| 1997 | 12 | — | — | #5,221 |
| 1996 | 20 | — | — | #3,531 |
| 1995 | 9 | — | — | #6,321 |
| 1994 | 10 | — | — | #5,801 |
| 1993 | 13 | — | — | #4,651 |
| 1992 | 12 | — | — | #4,810 |
| 1991 | 8 | — | — | #6,412 |
| 1990 | 9 | — | — | #5,731 |
| 1989 | 5 | — | — | #8,992 |
| 1988 | 15 | — | — | #3,499 |
| 1987 | 12 | — | — | #3,927 |
| 1986 | 12 | — | — | #3,839 |
| 1985 | 6 | — | — | #6,387 |
| 1984 | 12 | — | — | #3,647 |
| 1983 | 7 | — | — | #5,376 |
| 1982 | 9 | — | — | #4,518 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | — | #6,108 |
| 1980 | 11 | — | — | #3,804 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,927 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,684 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | — | #5,744 |
| 1972 | 6 | — | — | #4,881 |