Saleh is a distinctive choice, ranked #880 in 2024. Your child is likely to be the only Saleh in their class.
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UK Rank 2024
#880
About the Name Saleh
Saleh is climbing rapidly up the charts, having climbed 270 places in just five years. Its best recorded rank was #738 in 2023 — and current momentum suggests it could challenge that mark again. The name has been a consistent presence in UK records since 1996.
Saleh is distinctive enough that your child will likely be the only one in both their class and their school — standing out on every register.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Saleh
Unlikely. With around 36 UK babies named Saleh per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Saleh in his class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Saleh is currently rising in popularity in the UK, up 270 places over the last five years to #880 in 2024. If this trend continues, it will become more common in classrooms over the next decade.
Saleh is a distinctive choice sitting outside the mainstream UK top names. Parents choosing less common names often find their children appreciate the individuality as they grow up, rarely needing to add an initial to distinguish themselves.
Notable people named Saleh include: Abdulla Saleh — Abdulla Saleh Aman is a Bahraini international footballer who plays for Busaiteen and Bahrain national football team.; Saleh Al-Maghamsi — Saleh bin Awad al-Maghamsi is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, preacher, and imam.; Amrullah Saleh — Amrullah Saleh is an Afghan politician who served as the first vice president of Afghanistan from February 2020 to August 2021, and acting interior minister....
Saleh does not appear in the US top 1,000 baby names, making it a distinctively British choice — your child is unlikely to encounter American Salehs in the wild.
36
UK babies named Saleh (2024)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
~0.0
In a school of 600
↑ 270 places
Rank change (last 5 years)
🏫 Who else is in the room?
In a typical UK class of 28, highlighted children share the name Saleh
Likely around 1 other Saleh in the class
UK Popularity (1996–2024)
Rank and birth count · ONS official data
No US data available for this name
✨ Similar names to Saleh
Names with a similar style — each with their own classroom story
Ali Abdullah Saleh was a Yemeni military officer and politician who served as the first president of the Republic of Yemen from the Yemeni unification in 1990 until his resignation in 2012, following the Yemeni revolution. Previously, he had served as the fifth and last President of the Yemen Arab Republic (North Yemen), from July 1978 to 22 May 1990, after the assassination of President Ahmad al-Ghashmi.
Saleh bin Awad al-Maghamsi is a Saudi Arabian Islamic scholar, preacher, and imam. He is known for his work in Quran exegesis, religious education, and public preaching.
Amrullah Saleh is an Afghan politician who served as the first vice president of Afghanistan from February 2020 to August 2021, and acting interior minister from 2018 to 2019. He was the head of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) from 2004 to 2010.
Saleh Musleh Qassem was a prominent military commander and political leader in the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen). He served as Minister of Interior and later Minister of Defense, and was a leading member of the Yemeni Socialist Party (YSP).
Fahim Saleh was a Bangladeshi-American entrepreneur and computer programmer who founded Gokada in Nigeria, as well as Pathao and JoBike. He was also a founding partner of Adventure Capital, a Manhattan-based venture capital firm.