Given name
Saliha
“one who is agreeable; correct”
Saliha is a variant of Salihah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is agreeable; correct.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Saliha is a variant of Salihah. One Arabic interpretation is “one who is agreeable; correct.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Saliha is a variant of Salihah. An origin associated with Salihah is Arabic.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1987. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Saliha through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 301
- 0 boys · 301 girls
- Most popular year
- 2014
- 19 babies
- 2025
- 15
- #7,438 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −5%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 15 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 7,438 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 4.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 19 in 2014. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 607 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.
People named Saliha
- Saliha Naciye KadınConsort of Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II (1887 – 1923)
- Saliha SultanOttoman princess, daughter of Mahmud II1811–1843
- Saliha SultanOttoman princess, daughter of Ahmed III1715–1778
- Saliha ŞahinTurkish volleyball player (born 1998)
- Salha ObeidEmirati writer and novelistborn 1988
- SalihaTunisian singer1914–1958
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.