Worldwide, Salihat (Салихат 
, Salihat 
) is a rare principally female, but very seldom male forename. The given name Salihat is habitual in Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare female name, Kazakhstan, where it is a rare largely female, but infrequently masculine name, and Russia, where it is a rare girly name. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in Russia, Kazakhstan, and Nigeria. Likewise, Salihat is the last name as well as the forename.