Salah
How to say it: sa-LA · /saˈla/
From Arabic 'salah' meaning 'righteousness, prayer' - well-known Islamic given name.
Salah was the 2,563rd most popular boys’ name in the United States in 2025, given to 36 babies (Social Security Administration). The 2020s are its busiest decade so far, its births are up about 21% in ten years, and it is projected to slip to #2,624 by 2030.
Updated · SSA 2025 data, published May 2026 · Insee 2025 data, published July 2026 · How we compute these figures
Key facts
| Rank among boys’ names, 2025 | #2,563 |
|---|---|
| Babies born in 2025 | 36 |
| Share of births | 1 in 92,092 |
| Peak decade | 2020s |
| Change over 10 years | +21% |
| Projected rank for 2030 (estimate) | #2,624 |
| In France, 2025 | #768 among boys’ names, 40 births |
Sources: Social Security Administration (SSA), Insee (France). How we compute these figures.
Its life, decade by decade
Salah is a newcomer: almost all of its history is from the last forty years.
What goes with it
In the classroom
In a class of 25 children born in 2025, the chance that another child is called Salah is about under 1 in 200.
Around the world
This spelling is used in Arabic, English, French.
In France: #768 for boys in 2025.
Famous people named Salah
- Salah Mejri (born 1986)Tunisian basketball player
- Salah Assad (born 1958)Algerian footballer
- Salah Hissou (born 1972)Moroccan long-distance runner
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