MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Salih mean?
Arabic ṣāliḥ describes someone righteous or good. Salih is also the name of the prophet sent to Thamud in the Quran.
Meaning themes
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सालिह
Conventional spelling
Arabic
صالح
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Salih in Indian usage
1,186 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1970s | 195 |
| 1980s | 475 |
| 1990s | 391 |
| Other decades | 125 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Other states | 1,186 |
How to read these numbers
Small counts and a second count where needed are withheld for privacy; an omitted value is not zero. Coverage, dates and suppression.
Recorded abroad
Official births registered in 2025, for the exact spelling shown.
| Jurisdiction | Spelling / recorded sex | Births | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| England & Wales | Salih / M | 13 | 1,897 |
| Scotland | Salih / M | 4 | 647 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
Explore related lists
Sources
- Given-name entry (Wikidata): Salih ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Given-name entry (Wiktionary): Salih ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Given-name spelling
- Historical Indian voter-record totals, v3 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Historical usage; CC0 1.0; birth years 1910–2001
- England & Wales 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Salih; Table_6, C2000 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Salih; Table_6, C2000
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Salih; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Salih; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Boy
- Behind the Name: Salih ↗ (opens in a new tab)
meaning
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