MEANING & CONTEXT
What does Saliha mean?
Saliha is the feminine form of Arabic ṣāliḥ, good or righteous. The adjective comes from the vocabulary of being sound and doing what is right.
Spellings in Indian scripts
Devanagari
सालिहा
Conventional spelling
Arabic
صالحة
Conventional spelling
HISTORICAL VOTER RECORDS
Saliha in Indian usage
2,435 historical electoral-roll records, chiefly adults, rather than current baby-name rankings.
These totals and margins describe the spelling सालिहा.
The available aggregate sex counts are withheld or incomplete.
By birth decade
| Birth decade | Records |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 361 |
| 1970s | 452 |
| 1980s | 809 |
| 1990s | 648 |
| Other decades | 165 |
By state or territory
| State / territory | Records |
|---|---|
| Uttar Pradesh | 2,435 |
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 | Saliha / F | 13 | 2,138 |
| Scotland | Saliha / F | 3 | 780 |
ONS and National Records of Scotland; Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3. Counts follow each office’s publication rules.
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Sources
- 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 Saliha; Table_6, C2261 ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Saliha; Table_6, C2261
- Scotland 2025 birth statistics: Exact spelling Saliha; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl ↗ (opens in a new tab)
Exact spelling Saliha; full-list-1974-2025.csv; 2025 Girl