Sallie

#4,265 for girls in 2025, 33 births · Last seen for boys in 1952 at #3,734
Given to girls 99.7% of the time

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Peak · girls
1882 · 487 births
Debut · girls
404 births
In top 100 · girls
20 yrs
of 146 years
Total births · girls
49,961
since 1880

Sallie over time

girls

Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.

#1#10#100#1,000#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201916peak #63, 1882girls
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025#4,26533—
2024#5,96220—
2023#5,54922—
2022#5,79321—
2021#5,95520—
2020#6,08319—
2019#6,17619—
2018#5,31524—
2017#5,51723—
2016#4,73429—
2015#5,28825—
2014#5,16326—
2013#6,72918—
2012#4,38733—
2011#5,35825—
2010#7,21717—
2009#8,05815—
2008#5,01329—
2007#5,52625—
2006#3,73441—
2005#3,80938—
2004#4,38731—
2003#4,03433—
2002#3,97832—
2001#3,48638—
2000#3,52737—
1999#3,44336—
1998#2,92944—
1997#2,97740—
1996#2,96640—
1995#2,73544—
1994#3,03838—
1993#2,72544—
1992#2,45952—
1991#2,32055—
1990#2,20158—
1989#2,02762—
1988#1,98660—
1987#1,89960—
1986#1,80263—
1985#1,83361—
1984#1,56572—
1983#1,64467—
1982#1,75563—
1981#1,64170—
1980#1,48281—
1979#1,43185—
1978#1,63365—
1977#1,55969—
1976#1,39776—
1975#1,22993—
1974#1,18594—
1973#1,22087—
1972#1,18191—
1971#1,148101—
1970#1,020121—
1969#994118—
1968#846145—
1967#865137—
1966#748172—
1965#695200—
1964#632260—
1963#654240—
1962#579290—
1961#514361—
1960#508361—
1959#529335—
1958#537328—
1957#503357—
1956#515330—
1955#464382—
1954#418431—
1953#414432—
1952#396439#3,7345
1951#367483—
1950#367474—
1949#356488—
1948#345503—
1947#315605—
1946#326528—
1945#313462—
1944#299507—
1943#305523—
1942#295533—
1941#289500—
1940#287479—
1939#273512#3,4805
1938#261582#3,1756
1937#280493#3,1756
1936#266521—
1935#258588—
1934#266539#3,6795
1933#255569—
1932#267555—
1931#267537#3,7635
1930#263564#2,7819
1929#253624—
1928#256635#3,3577
1927#258654#4,2105
1926#249689#3,1398
1925#233791—
1924#234783—
1923#230791#3,4677
1922#238757—
1921#233782—
1920#230803#3,8156
1919#208897#4,1685
1918#216850#4,1795
1917#214807#3,9815
1916#196912#3,8975
1915#212781—
1914#178760#2,6517
1913#178656#2,4966
1912#164637#2,2696
1911#159509#1,5376
1910#144569—
1909#150472—
1908#141489—
1907#135492—
1906#120520—
1905#105607—
1904#122483—
1903#110523—
1902#108556—
1901#109488—
1900#98676#1,3105
1899#100544#9286
1898#100598—
1897#97545#1,0575
1896#101498—
1895#92573—
1894#90584—
1893#94516—
1892#84582—
1891#75569—
1890#80571—
1889#77525—
1888#70633—
1887#68525—
1886#73490—
1885#73457—
1884#69494—
1883#72409—
1882#63487—
1881#63416—
1880#64404—
First appearance
1880

In the first year the SSA published name data, Sallie was already there! It came in at #64, and was given to 404 baby girls.


Quietest stretch: 2009–2010, when fewer than 18 girls a year got the name.

Where Sallie is popular in 1916

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedNHWashington: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedWAIdaho: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedMNIllinois: #490 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 7,240 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedWIMichigan: #470 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,454 girlsMINew York: #658 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 18,795 girlsNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: #321 for girls · 20 births · 1 in 4,463 girlsPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedCTCalifornia: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedCAUtah: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedUTColorado: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedCONebraska: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedNEMissouri: #316 for girls · 11 births · 1 in 2,622 girlsMOKentucky: #107 for girls · 54 births · 1 in 445 girlsKYWest Virginia: #178 for girls · 17 births · 1 in 893 girlsWVVirginia: #94 for girls · 67 births · 1 in 362 girlsVAMaryland: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedDEArizona: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedAZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedNMKansas: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedKSArkansas: #145 for girls · 29 births · 1 in 565 girlsARTennessee: #136 for girls · 42 births · 1 in 550 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #66 for girls · 129 births · 1 in 237 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #67 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 221 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: #355 for girls · 7 births · 1 in 2,620 girlsOKLouisiana: #151 for girls · 28 births · 1 in 633 girlsLAMississippi: #69 for girls · 72 births · 1 in 250 girlsMSAlabama: #69 for girls · 106 births · 1 in 244 girlsALGeorgia: #69 for girls · 128 births · 1 in 245 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedHITexas: #219 for girls · 44 births · 1 in 1,024 girlsTXFlorida: #88 for girls · 26 births · 1 in 334 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#66 · 1 in 237
  2. South Carolina#67 · 1 in 221
  3. Alabama#69 · 1 in 244
  4. Georgia#69 · 1 in 245
  5. Mississippi#69 · 1 in 250

Best ever in a state: #43 in South Carolina, 1911.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#661291 in 237
South Carolina#67871 in 221
Alabama#691061 in 244
Georgia#691281 in 245
Mississippi#69721 in 250
Florida#88261 in 334
Virginia#94671 in 362
Kentucky#107541 in 445
Tennessee#136421 in 550
Arkansas#145291 in 565
Louisiana#151281 in 633
West Virginia#178171 in 893
Texas#219441 in 1,024
Missouri#316111 in 2,622
Pennsylvania#321201 in 4,463
Oklahoma#35571 in 2,620
Michigan#47051 in 6,454
Illinois#49081 in 7,240
New York#65851 in 18,795
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Sallie
Momentum · girls
Rising
  • 1,697 spots since 2024 (#5,962 → #4,265)
  • 1,818 spots since 2020 (#6,083 → #4,265)
  • 1,023 spots since 2015 (#5,288 → #4,265)
  • Biggest jump: 22 spots in 1964 (#654 → #632)
  • Biggest drop: 148 spots in 1969 (#846 → #994)
Rise & fade · girls
2 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1880
  • Peaked 1882 at #63 (487 births)
  • Births halved by 1963, 81 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 20 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1880–1895
  • Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1969
Share of babies · girls
1 in 221
  • Highest: 1 in 221 girls born in 1881 were named Sallie (0.45%)
  • Latest: 1 in 48,705 girls born in 2025 (0.00%)
  • Its best rank, #63 in 1882, was only 1 in 221 (0.45%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · girls
The 1910s
  • 14.8% of all girls named Sallie (7,378) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s4,840#63 (1882)#69
1890s5,580#75 (1891)#91
1900s5,306#98 (1900)#120
1910s7,378#144 (1910)#187
1920s7,309#230 (1920)#241
1930s5,460#255 (1933)#266
1940s5,128#287 (1940)#313
1950s3,991#367 (1951)#451
1960s2,284#508 (1960)#704
1970s882#1,020 (1970)#1,300
1980s659#1,482 (1980)#1,763
1990s451#2,201 (1990)#2,779
2000s319#3,486 (2001)#4,555
2010s239#4,387 (2012)#5,588
2020s135#4,265 (2025)#5,601

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Sallie in 1916

girls
#196
912 births · 1 in 1,145 girls
boys
#3,897
5 births · 1 in 178,016 boys

Top girls' names in 1916

  1. #1Mary61,438
  2. #2Helen32,661
  3. #3Dorothy27,418
  4. #4Margaret24,953
  5. #5Ruth23,189
  6. #6Mildred15,633
  7. #7Anna15,228
  8. #8Elizabeth14,940
  9. #9Frances13,746
  10. #10Virginia12,487
  11. #196Sallie912

Top boys' names in 1916

  1. #1John50,043
  2. #2William40,418
  3. #3James35,569
  4. #4Robert31,741
  5. #5Joseph23,883
  6. #6Charles23,612
  7. #7George23,381
  8. #8Edward17,005
  9. #9Frank15,291
  10. #10Thomas11,998
  11. #3,897Sallie5
More about 1916

girls

1,044,334 girls got a published name in 1916; 1 in 1,145 of them was named Sallie, which outranked 96.2% of the 5,161 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sallie
  1. #193Ollie925
  2. #194Regina921
  3. #195Margie915
  4. #196Sallie912
  5. #197Essie904
  6. #198Adele902
  7. #199Lela888
Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 567Trinidad#1,317 → #750
  2. ↑ 388Coral#1,367 → #979
  3. ↑ 377Coletta#1,317 → #940
  4. ↑ 370Clifford#1,285 → #915
  5. ↑ 327Maida#1,231 → #904
Fallers
  1. ↓ 364Louis#934 → #1,298
  2. ↓ 354Herminia#944 → #1,298
  3. ↓ 346Gertha#900 → #1,246
  4. ↓ 344Lahoma#934 → #1,278
  5. ↓ 310Hassie#900 → #1,210

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

890,080 boys got a published name in 1916; 1 in 178,016 of them was named Sallie, which outranked 14.1% of the 4,535 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 30.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sallie
  1. #3,516Zan6
  2. #3,516Zigmunt6
  3. #3,516Zola6
  4. #3,897Sallie5
  5. #3,897Abelino5
  6. #3,897Achilles5
  7. #3,897Adair5

Tied with 638 names at #3,897; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1915
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,568Tatsuo#3,392 → #824
  2. ↑ 1,088Hughes#1,878 → #790
  3. ↑ 410Angel#1,181 → #771
  4. ↑ 378Trinidad#1,181 → #803
  5. ↑ 354Rolla#1,306 → #952
Fallers
  1. ↓ 500Nicolas#804 → #1,304
  2. ↓ 468Collins#906 → #1,374
  3. ↓ 463Hilliard#952 → #1,415
  4. ↓ 383Arvo#952 → #1,335
  5. ↓ 363Rayford#941 → #1,304

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1916 →