Saleh is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2018 and remains in steady use.
Saleh is predominantly a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #2,472 for boy births in the United States (and #5,322 across all names), given to 55 babies. Saleh first appears in 1974 and peaked in 2018 (83 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 55 | 55 | — | #2,472 |
| 2024 | 81 | 81 | — | #1,952 |
| 2023 | 79 | 79 | — | #1,963 |
| 2022 | 80 | 80 | #15,004 | #2,058 |
| 2021 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,295 |
| 2020 | 63 | 63 | — | #2,204 |
| 2019 | 61 | 61 | — | #2,286 |
| 2018 | 83 | 83 | — | #1,832 |
| 2017 | 74 | 74 | — | #1,955 |
| 2016 | 75 | 75 | — | #1,955 |
| 2015 | 56 | 56 | — | #2,349 |
| 2014 | 59 | 59 | — | #2,269 |
| 2013 | 54 | 54 | — | #2,357 |
| 2012 | 48 | 48 | — | #2,590 |
| 2011 | 45 | 45 | — | #2,695 |
| 2010 | 36 | 36 | — | #3,172 |
| 2009 | 38 | 38 | — | #3,096 |
| 2008 | 49 | 49 | — | #2,575 |
| 2007 | 50 | 50 | — | #2,528 |
| 2006 | 35 | 35 | — | #3,143 |
| 2005 | 43 | 43 | — | #2,605 |
| 2004 | 36 | 36 | — | #2,871 |
| 2003 | 32 | 32 | — | #3,032 |
| 2002 | 30 | 30 | — | #3,077 |
| 2001 | 25 | 25 | — | #3,491 |
| 2000 | 26 | 26 | — | #3,280 |
| 1999 | 24 | 24 | — | #3,352 |
| 1998 | 28 | 28 | — | #2,914 |
| 1997 | 26 | — | — | #2,966 |
| 1996 | 22 | — | — | #3,279 |
| 1995 | 26 | — | — | #2,834 |
| 1994 | 22 | — | — | #3,192 |
| 1993 | 24 | — | — | #2,928 |
| 1992 | 29 | — | — | #2,521 |
| 1991 | 25 | — | — | #2,739 |
| 1990 | 15 | — | — | #3,932 |
| 1989 | 24 | — | — | #2,675 |
| 1988 | 19 | — | — | #2,935 |
| 1987 | 10 | — | — | #4,520 |
| 1986 | 13 | — | — | #3,618 |
| 1985 | 8 | — | — | #5,063 |
| 1984 | 16 | — | — | #2,930 |
| 1983 | 11 | — | — | #3,830 |
| 1982 | 17 | — | — | #2,804 |
| 1981 | 12 | — | — | #3,573 |
| 1980 | 7 | — | — | #5,412 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | — | #5,929 |
| 1978 | 5 | — | — | #6,590 |
| 1977 | 5 | — | — | #6,685 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | — | #6,322 |
| 1975 | 5 | — | — | #6,172 |
| 1974 | 5 | — | — | #5,869 |