Salih is a rare boys' name that peaked in 2017 and remains in steady use.
Salih is a boy name. In 2025 it ranked #4,678 for boy births in the United States (and #9,892 across all names), given to 22 babies. Salih was first reported in SSA data in 1973 and peaked in 2017 (28 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 22 | #4,678 |
| 2024 | 24 | 24 | #4,413 |
| 2023 | 19 | 19 | #5,215 |
| 2022 | 17 | 17 | #5,596 |
| 2021 | 20 | 20 | #4,902 |
| 2020 | 13 | 13 | #6,558 |
| 2019 | 25 | 25 | #4,211 |
| 2018 | 20 | 20 | #4,891 |
| 2017 | 28 | 28 | #3,870 |
| 2016 | 17 | 17 | #5,516 |
| 2015 | 25 | 25 | #4,158 |
| 2014 | 21 | 21 | #4,679 |
| 2013 | 20 | 20 | #4,766 |
| 2012 | 16 | 16 | #5,678 |
| 2011 | 13 | 13 | #6,518 |
| 2010 | 18 | 18 | #5,208 |
| 2009 | 20 | 20 | #4,894 |
| 2008 | 17 | 17 | #5,445 |
| 2007 | 14 | 14 | #6,204 |
| 2006 | 10 | 10 | #7,891 |
| 2005 | 6 | 6 | #11,210 |
| 2004 | 14 | 14 | #5,741 |
| 2003 | 16 | 16 | #4,998 |
| 2002 | 11 | 11 | #6,445 |
| 2001 | 18 | 18 | #4,433 |
| 2000 | 11 | 11 | #6,232 |
| 1999 | 5 | 5 | #11,296 |
| 1998 | 13 | 13 | #5,115 |
| 1996 | 8 | — | #6,998 |
| 1995 | 12 | — | #5,068 |
| 1994 | 12 | — | #5,062 |
| 1993 | 6 | — | #8,509 |
| 1992 | 5 | — | #9,558 |
| 1991 | 6 | — | #8,063 |
| 1988 | 10 | — | #4,724 |
| 1983 | 5 | — | #7,137 |
| 1982 | 7 | — | #5,510 |
| 1981 | 6 | — | #6,110 |
| 1980 | 6 | — | #6,107 |
| 1979 | 6 | — | #5,930 |
| 1978 | 7 | — | #4,957 |
| 1976 | 5 | — | #6,323 |
| 1974 | 8 | — | #4,121 |
| 1973 | 5 | — | #5,746 |