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Salah

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

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

Rising

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #952 to #3225.199920042009201520202025#952#3225
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2863
1997#2022
1998#2419
1999#1383
2000#2142
2001#1746
2002#3225
2003#1771
2004#1732
2005#2174
2006#1469
2007#1756
2008#1596
2009#1649
2010#1620
2011#1788
2012#2458
2014#1721
2015#1673
2016#1903
2017#1470
2018#958
2019#952
2020#962
2021#1117
2022#1179
2023#1272
2024#1402
2025#1538

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

RisingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in 24 of the 54 years from 1959 to 2012.

In 2022: #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland, #1179 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 4 national registrars across 4 regions, 1959–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1959

    First recorded at #483 among boys in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1538 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1959 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #433 in Northern Ireland in 2021.

Salah'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesmale#153817HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#140219HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#127221HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#117923HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#111725HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#96229HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#95230HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#95830HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#147017HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#190312HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#167314HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#172113HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#24588HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#178812HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#162014HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#164913HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#159613HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#175611HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#146913HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#21747HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#17329HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#17718HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#17467HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#21425HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#13839HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#24194HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#20225HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandmale#4333HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#5614HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5634HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#4808HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#5596HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5935HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5456HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#5935HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#5097HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#6095HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6005HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#6364HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#6334HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#5635HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#5705HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#6274HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#4389HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#4787HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#4508HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#5725HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5914HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#4756HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#5075HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#4367HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#4834HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandmale#7793HighVerified

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

Where Salah is officially recorded

4 official registrars have recorded Salah, between 1959 and 2025, in 51 of those 67 years. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: highest position in 1964England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1998England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2000England and Wales: recorded in 2001England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: recorded in 2003England and Wales: recorded in 2004England and Wales: recorded in 2005England and Wales: recorded in 2006England and Wales: recorded in 2007England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2009England and Wales: recorded in 2010England and Wales: recorded in 2011England and Wales: recorded in 2012England and Wales: recorded in 2014England and Wales: recorded in 2015England and Wales: recorded in 2016England and Wales: recorded in 2017England and Wales: recorded in 2018England and Wales: recorded in 2019England and Wales: recorded in 2020England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: recorded in 2022England and Wales: recorded in 2023England and Wales: recorded in 2024England and Wales: recorded in 2025England and Wales: highest position in 2019Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2021Northern Ireland: highest position in 2021Republic of IrelandRepublic of Ireland: recorded in 2022Republic of Ireland: highest position in 202219592025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1959–201224#436 in 1964
England and Wales1996–202529#952 in 2019
Northern Ireland20211#433 in 2021
Republic of Ireland20221#779 in 2022

Its high point came 58 years earlier in Norway (1964) than in Republic of Ireland (2022).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1989; it appears again in 1996.

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Salah

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
4 official registrars, 1959–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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.

Official popularity data is available for 4 regions, from 1959 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #433 in Northern Ireland in 2021. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.