Is Salih a boy or girl name?

Salih is a boy’s name. Of the 587 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Salih

Recorded 1973–2025 · United States

Salih was most popular in 2017, when 28 American babies were given the name — ranking #8,239 that year. In 2025 it ranked #9,648, with 22 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 587 people named Salih.

Salih over time

Births per year. The dot marks Salih’s peak in 2017. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Salih a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Salih is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 587 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org