Name meaning & stats
Salah
Salah. 1,185 US babies since 1940, peak 2024. Notable Salahs are 1.8× over-represented as writers.
What it means
No agreed meaning on record
In US birth records
Peak year: 2024
1,185 US babies were named Salah between 1940 and 2025.
Salah around the world
- Sweden: 59 babies since 1998, peak 2018, No. 784 in 2022
- France: 4,320 babies since 1900, peak 1968, No. 894 in 2025
- England & Wales: 394 babies since 1996, peak 2019, No. 1,538 in 2025
- Belgium: 192 babies since 1995, peak 2011
- Norway: 132 babies since 1945, peak 1974
From official birth registries. Sources are listed on About the data.
Where Salahs end up
| Career | vs expected | Confidence |
|---|---|---|
| Politician | 1.2× | Medium · 22 people |
| Footballer | 1.2× | Medium · 22 people |
| Writer | 1.8× | Medium · 17 people |
| Actor | 1.1× | Low · 9 people |
Among notable men who are writers, Salahs show up 1.8× as often as you'd expect from how common the name is.
Notable people of every nationality born 1940–2005 (Wikidata). Patterns, not destiny.
One more thing…
Salahs are 1.4× more likely than expected to be journalists.
The surprise career: Low confidence · 8 notable people.
Name twins (peaked around 2024)