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Saleh

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Saleh: 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 #738 to #2863.199619971998199920002001200220032004200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#738#2863
View as table
England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2863
1997#1578
1998#2074
1999#1199
2000#1330
2001#1202
2002#1322
2003#1410
2004#1596
2005#1456
2006#1168
2007#1756
2008#1343
2009#1265
2010#1620
2011#1087
2012#1229
2013#1294
2014#1223
2015#1046
2016#1187
2017#1339
2018#1132
2019#1253
2020#1150
2021#1290
2022#967
2023#738
2024#880
2025#914

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 23 of the 60 years from 1961 to 2020.

In 2020: #476 among boys in Norway, #1150 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1961–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1961

    First recorded at #493 among boys in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1961–2020

    Highest recorded position: #445 among boys in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1961–2020).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #914 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1961 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #445 in Norway in 2011.

Saleh'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#91434HighVerified
2024England and Walesmale#88036HighVerified
2023England and Walesmale#73845HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#96731HighVerified
2021England and Walesmale#129020HighVerified
2020England and Walesmale#115023HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#125320HighVerified
2018England and Walesmale#113224HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#133919HighVerified
2016England and Walesmale#118723HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#104627HighVerified
2014England and Walesmale#122321HighVerified
2013England and Walesmale#129419HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#122921HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#108724HighVerified
2010England and Walesmale#162014HighVerified
2009England and Walesmale#126519HighVerified
2008England and Walesmale#134317HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#175611HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#116818HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#145613HighVerified
2004England and Walesmale#159610HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#141011HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#132211HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#120212HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#133010HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#119911HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#20745HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#15787HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#28633HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#4764HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#5374HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5554HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#4457HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#5644HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4946HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5075HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#5544HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#4985HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#6084HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#4848HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#5945HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#5466HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#6454HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#5566HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#6544HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#6374HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#6274HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#5376HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#5755HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#5475HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#5434HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#4934HighVerified

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

Where Saleh is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Saleh, between 1961 and 2025, in 44 of those 65 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1961–202023#445 in 2011
England and Wales1996–202530#738 in 2023

Its high point came 12 years earlier in Norway (2011) than in England and Wales (2023).

No registrar recorded it for 6 years after 1988; it appears again in 1995.

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1961 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #445 in Norway in 2011. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.