Saleh is a distinctive choice, ranked #914 in 2025. Your child is likely to be the only Saleh in their class.
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UK Rank 2025
#914
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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 uncommon in the UK, so your child is very likely to be the only Saleh in their class.
⭐ Famous People Named Saleh
Ali Abdullah Saleh — 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.
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.
Biographical summaries are shortened from Wikipedia and are used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; those summaries remain available under that same licence.
Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about the name Saleh
Unlikely. With around 34 UK babies named Saleh per year, your child will almost certainly be the only Saleh in their class, and possibly the only one in the whole school.
Saleh is rising: up 236 places since 2020, to #914 in 2025. Its best recorded position was #738 in 2023.
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, Saleh Al-Maghamsi and Amrullah Saleh. Short summaries for each appear below.
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.
34
UK babies named Saleh (2025)
< 1
Expected classmates with this name (class of 28)
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In a school of 600
↑ 236 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
Almost certainly the only Saleh in the class
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UK Popularity (1996–2025)
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.
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.