Worldwide, סאלח (Salah , Saleh , Salih ) is a prevalent primarily masculine, but scarcely female first name. The first name סאלח is characteristic of Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is a common masculine name, Morocco, where it is a common predominantly boy's, but very seldom feminine name, and Libya, where it is a common masculine name (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Egypt, Algeria, and Nigeria. Likewise, סאלח is the last name as well as the forename.
סאלח is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Salah , the Ancestor of Abraham according to Genesis in Hebrew Bible, Son of Arpachshad or Cainan, Luke 3; Saleh , the One of the prophets in Islam and Salih , the theatrical character in the play "Paydos".