Given name
Saleah
“princess; lady”
Saleah is a variant of Sally. In English use, Sally carries the interpretation “princess; lady.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Saleah is a variant of Sally. In English use, Sally carries the interpretation “princess; lady.”
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1999. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saleah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 260
- 0 boys · 260 girls
- Most popular year
- 2013
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #10,762 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −14%
- Easing
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 10,762 among girls’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for girls was 17 in 2013. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 198 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
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