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Salah
OriginArabic
Meaning"peace through faith"
GenderBoy & girl
US Rank
Girls#5681
Boys#3300
38% girls · 62% boys
About Salah
Short form of the name Anglicized as Saladin, very popular throughout the Arab world.
Salah is also given to girls, where it ranks #5681 in the US.
Pronounced sa-LAH.
As of October 2026, Salah ranked #5681 for girls and #3300 for boys in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #4743 for girls in 2024 and #2652 for boys in 2019.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Girls #4,743
Boys #3,300
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank · girls | Births · girls | US rank · boys | Births · boys |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | — | 0 | #3,205 | 35 |
| 2015 | — | 0 | #3,760 | 29 |
| 2016 | — | 0 | #3,757 | 29 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | #4,209 | 25 |
| 2018 | — | 0 | #3,094 | 38 |
| 2019 | — | 0 | #2,652 | 49 |
| 2020 | — | 0 | #4,005 | 26 |
| 2021 | — | 0 | #4,103 | 26 |
| 2022 | — | 0 | #3,597 | 32 |
| 2023 | — | 0 | #3,167 | 39 |
| 2024 | #4,743 | 29 | #3,497 | 33 |
| 2025 | — | 0 | #3,300 | 36 |
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Dīn Yūsuf ibn Ayyūb aka Saladin, Sultan of Egypt and Syria
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Din al,Bitar, former prime minister of Syria
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Syrian general and political leader
- Salah HissouBoy
Moroccan Olympic distance runner
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Egyptian film director
- Salah El Din Ahmed Said aka Saladin SaidBoy
Ethiopian footballer
Variations & nicknames
- SalehBoy
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