Boys' name · since 1973
Salih
587 babies named Salih in U.S. Social Security records since 1973, with the highest year being 2017. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salih currently ranks #4579 among boys' names in America, with 587 babies recorded since 1973.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salih has been recorded 587 times among boys since 1973, currently ranked #4579 nationally and more common than 67% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2010s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1973 to 2025.
- #7,168 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #4,579 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 587 born since 1973
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salih ranks #7,168 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,579 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 587 born since 1973, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,168 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #4,579 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 587
- born since 1973
- 2010s
- peak decade
Salih's 587 recorded births place it above 84.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by New York.
How Salih compares
587 Top 41% higher than 59% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Salih's all-time total is 59% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salih | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 587 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 28 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salih's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salih's SSA record in two at 2004 and the more recent half accounts for 68% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 32%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1973, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 28, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Salih popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1973–2025
- Peak year (2017)
- 28
- Annual births at peak, across 53 years of records
Salih by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (203 births, 35% of the file).
2010s was Salih's strongest decade.
203 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 35% of all-time use.
Salih births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1970s 31
1970s
31 births
- 1980s 34
1980s
34 births
- 1990s 67
1990s
67 births
- 2000s
2000s
137 births
- 2010s
2010s
203 births
- 2020s
2020s
115 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 203 births (35% of all-time use).
How Salih compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Salih's total volume
Salih by state
Where Salih concentrates geographically, total births since 1973
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 16 | 2.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 6 | 1.0% |
| #3 | California | | 5 | 0.9% |
16 of 587 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Salih's data
- Salih's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (203 total births) through the 2020s (115) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- New York records the most Salihs (16 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Salih: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2017)
Similar record span (~52 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1973–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Salih draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.