Saliha
“virtuous, pious”
Girl’s name, of Turkish, Persian and Arabic origin. Lire en français
- most given girl’s name in France
- 1,609th
- births in 2023–2025
- 65
- babies born in France
- 1 in 27,778
- −5.2% a year recently
- Falling
- record year (since 1900)
- 1968
Meaning and origin of Saliha
Saliha means “virtuous, pious” and is of Turkish, Persian and Arabic origin.
Popularity of Saliha in France since 1986
- Its record year, in INSEE figures going back to 1900, was 1968.
- Over recent years, Saliha has been falling (−5.2% a year).
- In schools of 200 children born in those years, you would find one Saliha every 114 schools, all spellings combined.
Saliha in English-speaking countries
- England and WalesONS · 2023-25
33 babies in 3 years1 girl in 23,268
- United StatesSSA · 2023-25
37 babies in 3 years1 girl in 130,596
Rarely or never given (below the publication threshold): Ontario (Canada), British Columbia (Canada), Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland and New Zealand.
Official figures from each country, over their latest three published years. Counted as written: other spellings are counted apart.
Same sound, other spellings
- Salya10
Births 2023–2025. At school they sound the same: this total tells you whether your child is likely to share the name.
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