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#10,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201918peak #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
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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 1918

  • 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: #639 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 12,398 girlsILWisconsin: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedMINew York: #546 for girls · 8 births · 1 in 12,645 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: #392 for girls · 10 births · 1 in 5,452 girlsOHPennsylvania: #512 for girls · 9 births · 1 in 11,063 girlsPANew Jersey: #358 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,328 girlsNJConnecticut: 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: #515 for girls · 5 births · 1 in 6,147 girlsMOKentucky: #119 for girls · 51 births · 1 in 530 girlsKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedWVVirginia: #101 for girls · 66 births · 1 in 411 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: #207 for girls · 19 births · 1 in 1,026 girlsARTennessee: #113 for girls · 56 births · 1 in 459 girlsTNNorth Carolina: #67 for girls · 144 births · 1 in 236 girlsNCSouth Carolina: #76 for girls · 84 births · 1 in 259 girlsSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedOKLouisiana: #203 for girls · 21 births · 1 in 986 girlsLAMississippi: #81 for girls · 69 births · 1 in 280 girlsMSAlabama: #83 for girls · 87 births · 1 in 308 girlsALGeorgia: #81 for girls · 112 births · 1 in 307 girlsGAHawaii: fewer than 5 girls named Sallie, so not publishedHITexas: #243 for girls · 43 births · 1 in 1,152 girlsTXFlorida: #105 for girls · 23 births · 1 in 425 girlsFL

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Top states · girls
  1. North Carolina#67 · 1 in 236
  2. South Carolina#76 · 1 in 259
  3. Mississippi#81 · 1 in 280
  4. Georgia#81 · 1 in 307
  5. Alabama#83 · 1 in 308

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

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
North Carolina#671441 in 236
South Carolina#76841 in 259
Georgia#811121 in 307
Mississippi#81691 in 280
Alabama#83871 in 308
Virginia#101661 in 411
Florida#105231 in 425
Tennessee#113561 in 459
Kentucky#119511 in 530
Louisiana#203211 in 986
Arkansas#207191 in 1,026
Texas#243431 in 1,152
New Jersey#35851 in 6,328
Ohio#392101 in 5,452
Pennsylvania#51291 in 11,063
Missouri#51551 in 6,147
New York#54681 in 12,645
Illinois#63951 in 12,398
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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 1918

girls
#216
850 births · 1 in 1,362 girls
boys
#4,179
5 births · 1 in 202,696 boys

Top girls' names in 1918

  1. #1Mary67,365
  2. #2Helen36,148
  3. #3Dorothy32,030
  4. #4Margaret27,139
  5. #5Ruth25,535
  6. #6Mildred17,258
  7. #7Virginia16,421
  8. #8Frances16,132
  9. #9Elizabeth15,853
  10. #10Anna15,666
  11. #216Sallie850

Top boys' names in 1918

  1. #1John56,558
  2. #2William45,291
  3. #3James42,115
  4. #4Robert40,619
  5. #5Charles26,921
  6. #6George26,318
  7. #7Joseph26,261
  8. #8Edward19,489
  9. #9Frank17,018
  10. #10Thomas13,910
  11. #4,179Sallie5
More about 1918

girls

1,157,631 girls got a published name in 1918; 1 in 1,362 of them was named Sallie, which outranked 96.1% of the 5,585 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sallie
  1. #213Isabelle886
  2. #214Addie881
  3. #215Ora859
  4. #216Sallie850
  5. #217Annette846
  6. #218Ernestine823
  7. #219Melba822
Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 547Jesse#1,507 → #960
  2. ↑ 494Liberty#1,079 → #585
  3. ↑ 389Marilynn#1,337 → #948
  4. ↑ 312Margueritte#1,281 → #969
  5. ↑ 306Syble#807 → #501
Fallers
  1. ↓ 447Valentine#964 → #1,411
  2. ↓ 428Ottie#952 → #1,380
  3. ↓ 354Delora#923 → #1,277
  4. ↓ 318Georgene#896 → #1,214
  5. ↓ 299Clifford#904 → #1,203

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

boys

1,013,480 boys got a published name in 1918; 1 in 202,696 of them was named Sallie, which outranked 13.2% of the 4,813 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 31.0% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Sallie
  1. #3,728Zeke6
  2. #3,728Zigmunt6
  3. #3,728Zoltan6
  4. #4,179Sallie5
  5. #4,179Abdon5
  6. #4,179Abelino5
  7. #4,179Abert5

Tied with 634 names at #4,179; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1917
Risers
  1. ↑ 600Quinton#1,092 → #492
  2. ↑ 542Pershing#876 → #334
  3. ↑ 480Quentin#723 → #243
  4. ↑ 440Issac#1,264 → #824
  5. ↑ 339Furman#1,092 → #753
Fallers
  1. ↓ 473Bernhard#900 → #1,373
  2. ↓ 424Edson#919 → #1,343
  3. ↓ 394Gasper#919 → #1,313
  4. ↓ 352Berton#934 → #1,286
  5. ↓ 346Ishmael#997 → #1,343

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

See the top 100 for 1918 →