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صَلَاحُ الدِّين
Salah al-Din
sa-LAH-ad-DEEN
“Righteousness of the faith.”
About Salah al-Din
Salah al-Din is a Muslim baby boy's name meaning "righteousness of the faith", an Arabic name carried for centuries across the Muslim world.
Compound name famously borne by Saladin, the Muslim sultan who liberated Jerusalem.
Spellings of Salah al-Din
صَلَاحُ الدِّين is one name, written in Latin letters in more than one way. Every spelling below is the same name.
| Spelling | Births in England and Wales, 2025 | Births in France, 2016 to 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Salah al-Dinthe spelling used on this page | Not listed | Not listed |
| Salahuddin | 48 | 10 |
| Saladin | Not listed | 5 |
Babies registered with exactly that spelling. England and Wales: Office for National Statistics, 2025 (the list covers names given to 3 or more babies). France: INSEE Fichier des prénoms, 2016 to 2025 added together (INSEE rounds each yearly count to the nearest 5).
Origin & roots
Origin
Arabic
Gender
Boy
Root letters
In Arabic, root letters are the seed that gives a word its meaning. Every word built from them inherits that family of meaning, and Salah al-Din is one such word.
Across history
Who has carried Salah al-Din before.
- Salah al-Din al-Ayyubi (1137–1193), Muslim sultan and military commander
How to say it
Stressed syllable in capitals
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Common questions about Salah al-Din
- What does the name Salah al-Din mean?
- Salah al-Din (صَلَاحُ الدِّين) means "Righteousness of the faith". Compound name famously borne by Saladin, the Muslim sultan who liberated Jerusalem.
- Is Salah al-Din a name from the Qur'an?
- Houdhoud doesn't show a verse for this name. Salah al-Din is an Arabic name long carried across the Muslim world. We only show a Qur'anic verse when it's verified against the Tanzil corpus.
- Is Salah al-Din a boy or a girl name?
- Salah al-Din is traditionally a boy's name.
- Where does the name Salah al-Din come from?
- Salah al-Din is an Arabic name, built on the root letters Ṣ-L-Ḥ.
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