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Boy name Arabic origin Muslim tradition

Salih

sah-LEEH · 5 letters · 2 syllables
What it means
righteous; virtuous; pious
Language
Arabic
Culture
Arab/Islamic
Religion
Muslim
Style era
timeless
Themes
religious · prophetic
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#4394
2024 births24
Peak year2017
First appeared1973
Total US births565
2017 peak19731986199920112024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Sal
Alternate spellings
SalehSalihSalah
In other languages
Salih (Turkish)Saleh (Persian)

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Notable people named Salih

Prophet Salih
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