Saliha

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Saliha: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Saliha: Recorded every year since 1996, it reached #1,411 in 2017, and it stood at #2,771 in 2024.

1registrar recorded it
29times a registrar ranked it
29years from first to last
#1411highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

England and Wales · Girls

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#2096
1997	#2411
1998	#1697
1999	#2770
2000	#1831
2001	#1439
2002	#1784
2003	#1843
2004	#1535
2005	#2084
2006	#1585
2007	#1741
2008	#1815
2009	#1909
2010	#1901
2011	#1438
2012	#1720
2013	#1864
2014	#2058
2015	#2328
2016	#1749
2017	#1411
2018	#2499
2019	#1703
2020	#1939
2021	#2341
2022	#2673
2023	#2346
2024	#2771

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in England and Wales in every year from 1996 to 2024.

Official data for England and Wales, 1996–2024 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Saliha by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Saliha in England and Wales · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	28	4 of 10	7
2000s	122	10 of 10	12
2010sbusiest	158	10 of 10	16
2020s	54	5 of 10	11

Across England and Wales · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade, averaging 16 births a year.

See the names England and Waleshas recorded the most births with →

Saliha appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1411 in England and Wales in 2017.

Saliha's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2771	9	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2346	11	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#2673	9	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#2341	11	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1939	14	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1703	17	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2499	10	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1411	23	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1749	17	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#2328	11	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#2058	13	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1864	15	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1720	17	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1438	21	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1901	14	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1909	13	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1815	14	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1741	14	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1585	15	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#2084	10	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#1535	14	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#1843	10	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#1784	10	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#1439	13	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#1831	9	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#2770	5	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#1697	10	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#2411	6	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#2096	7	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1996 and 2024, ranked in 29 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #1,411, first reached in 2017.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 23 births, registered in England and Wales in 2017.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

4decades with a ranked yearRecorded in 4 decades →
29 yearslongest unbroken run of ranked years20 to 29 unbroken years →
1unbroken stretch — never absent from the recordUnbroken since it first appeared →
#2,771position in 2024, its most recent recorded year
23births registered in its largest year, 2017Under 25 births →

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Salima · #1392, 25y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Mukhtar · #1411, 25y
Naiya · #1411, 24y
Ruqaya · #1411, 24y
Scout · #1411, 26y

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1990 and 1999.

Mukhtar · #1411, 25y
Ruqaya · #1411, 24y
Scout · #1411, 26y
Hassaan · #1410, 26y

Saliha and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Saliha without appearing here.

Saliha moved ahead of

Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2499 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #1703 and #5591.
Denise Compare
In 2012 they stood at #1720 and #1720 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #1864 and #4739.
Evan Compare
In 2000 they stood at #2770 and #2770 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #1439 and #3998.
Lene Compare
In 2000 they stood at #1831 and #1831 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2001 that had become #1439 and #3998.

Moved ahead of Saliha

Ada Compare
In 2004 they stood at #1535 and #1617 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2005 that had become #2084 and #951.
Blake Compare
In 2014 they stood at #2058 and #2203 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2015 that had become #2328 and #1240.
Fiadh Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1411 and #2502 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2499 and #1436.
Meabh Compare
In 2020 they stood at #1939 and #3447 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2021 that had become #2341 and #1286.

Moved the opposite way to Saliha

Harper Compare
Between 2001 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Saliha went from #1439 to #2771 while Harper went from #3262 to #22.
Eabha Compare
Between 2004 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Saliha went from #1535 to #2771 while Eabha went from #4598 to #1262.
Rory Compare
Between 2010 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Saliha went from #1901 to #2771 while Rory went from #5707 to #1603.
Fiadh Compare
Between 2013 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Saliha went from #1864 to #2771 while Fiadh went from #5742 to #374.

Moved the same way as Saliha

Hayden Compare
Between 2000 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Saliha went from #1831 to #2771 and Hayden from #3912 to #5891.
Dianne Compare
Between 2002 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Saliha went from #1784 to #2771 and Dianne from #4137 to #5891.

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Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for England and Wales from 1996 to 2024. Highest recorded position: #1411 in England and Wales in 2017. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Saliha

Saliha at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Saliha by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Saliha appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1990s

Saliha and the names beside it

Saliha moved ahead of

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Saliha at a glance

Saliha by decade in England and Wales · Girls

Saliha appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1990s

Saliha and the names beside it

Saliha moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Saliha

Moved the opposite way to Saliha

Moved the same way as Saliha