UK girl's name
Saaleha
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2017. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Saaleha is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Saaleha popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2017 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4063, with 5 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 5 births.
This profile covers 21 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 2002 to 2017. The figures come from ONS England and Wales, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
Saaleha is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 21 living people in the UK are called Saaleha. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2018 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Saaleha ranked #4063 for girls in England and Wales in 2017, with 5 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 5 girls were registered as Saaleha.
- • About 21 living people in the UK are estimated to have Saaleha as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4063
2017
Births in 2017
5
Latest year
Peak year
2017
5 births
Estimated living
21
2026
Popularity
Saaleha over time
The chart below shows babies named Saaleha registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2002 to 2017. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Saaleha, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 5 births in 2017, compared with 5 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Saaleha by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Saaleha was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | #5185 | 11 | 3 |
| 2000s | #4551 | 10 | 3 |
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FAQ
Saaleha: questions and answers
How popular is the name Saaleha in the UK right now?
In 2017, Saaleha was ranked #4063 for girls in England and Wales, with 5 births registered.
When was Saaleha most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 5 babies registered as Saaleha in England and Wales.
How many people are called Saaleha in the UK?
A total of 21 babies have been registered as Saaleha across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.