Salah
Boy name · #3273 in 2025 · Very rare
In 2025, 36 baby boys were named Salah, placing it at #3273 in the official national rankings. A decade ago it stood at #3684, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 50,000 boys born in 2025 was named Salah.
The 53-year story
Salah first appears in the Social Security records in 1972, when 6 boys received the name. Its peak came in 2019, when 49 boys were named Salah — good for #2626 that year. Today's parents encounter it on its way down the popularity curve, which for many parents is exactly the appeal. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Babies named Salah per year. Source: SSA.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Salah against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Salah in class?
On our rarity read — which blends how common Salah is today with its five-year momentum — the name reads as "very rare". A high score means genuine rarity — your Salah will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Salah is most common
State-level data for Salah is too sparse in 2025 to rank by rate — in most states its count falls below the SSA's per-state reporting threshold (counts under 5 are withheld).
Names like Salah
Statistically, parents drawn to Salah tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Abdallah, Saleh, Yonah, Mycah, and Eliyah.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Salah | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 36 | #3240 |
| 2024 | 33 | #3455 |
| 2023 | 39 | #3117 |
| 2022 | 32 | #3533 |
| 2021 | 26 | #4011 |
| 2020 | 26 | #3918 |
| 2019 | 49 | #2626 |
| 2018 | 38 | #3055 |
| 2017 | 25 | #4105 |
| 2016 | 29 | #3681 |
| 2015 | 29 | #3684 |
| 2014 | 35 | #3154 |
| 2013 | 18 | #4981 |
| 2012 | 27 | #3807 |
| 2011 | 30 | #3510 |
| 2010 | 33 | #3308 |
| 2009 | 30 | #3551 |
| 2008 | 26 | #3921 |
| 2007 | 31 | #3444 |
| 2006 | 34 | #3153 |
| 2005 | 29 | #3389 |
| 2004 | 26 | #3534 |
| 2003 | 22 | #3838 |
| 2002 | 23 | #3670 |
| 2001 | 12 | #5667 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Salah a popular boy name?
Salah ranked #3273 among boys in 2025 with 36 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #3684.
When was the name Salah most popular?
Salah peaked in 2019, when 49 American boys received the name (ranked #2626 that year). Since 2019 the name has declined from that high.
How rare is the name Salah?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 50,000 newborn American boys was named Salah. On our rarity scale (rarity blended with momentum) we classify it as "very rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.