Saleh is an Arabic name meaning "righteous" or "virtuous"; Salih is a prophet in the Quran who was sent to the people of Thamud. It is a common name across the Arab world and in Muslim communities in Africa and South Asia, and in the United States it is chosen mostly by Arab and African American Muslim families. Saleh ranked number 3280 in 2000, improved to a peak of number 1832 in 2018 and has stayed near number 2000 since, ranking number 2472 in 2025 with 55 boys.