How Many People Are Named Salah?
An estimated 1,111 people in the United States have the first name Salah. It is used for both genders, with 84.6% male. The average bearer is 17 years old, and Salah peaked in popularity in 2024 with 62 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Salah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Salah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- Salah is a modern name. With an average bearer age of just 17, it has gained most of its popularity in recent years.
Estimated Living Americans
1,111
About 1 in 308,510 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
84.6% confidence
Average Age
17
years old
Peak Year
2024
62 births
Total Registered
1,127
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Salah
Salah is predominantly male (84.6%), though 173 female births have been registered. It functions as a unisex name for a small percentage of bearers.
Salah as a male name
Ranked #3,497 in 2024
33 male births in 2024
Peak: 2019 (49 births)
Salah as a female name
Ranked #4,743 in 2024
29 female births in 2024
Peak: 2024 (29 births)
Salah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Salah span from the 1970s to the 2020s, covering 6 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 340 babies were registered. While Salah is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Salah by Decade
How has Salah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Salah by State
Birth registrations for Salah span all 7 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in New York, Minnesota, Texas. The lowest are in Ohio, Michigan, Illinois. On average, about 17 Salahs were registered per state.
Salah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Salah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Salah
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Salah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Salah?
We estimate approximately 1,111 people named Salah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 308,510 Americans share this first name.
Is Salah a common name?
Salah is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 90.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,127 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Salah most popular?
Salah reached peak popularity in 2024, when 62 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Salah is approximately 17 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Salah a male name?
Salah is predominantly male. 84.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Salah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Salah Smith, Salah Johnson, Salah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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