Sally
#1,150 for girls in 2025, 201 births · Last seen for boys in 1992 at #8,435
Given to girls 99.7% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 1939 · 4,244 births
- Debut · girls
- 80 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 26 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 205,229since 1880
Sally over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #1,150 | 201 | — | |
| 2024 | #1,095 | 225 | — | |
| 2023 | #1,324 | 171 | — | |
| 2022 | #1,336 | 176 | — | |
| 2021 | #1,223 | 192 | — | |
| 2020 | #1,165 | 200 | — | |
| 2019 | #1,392 | 161 | — | |
| 2018 | #1,210 | 195 | — | |
| 2017 | #1,051 | 245 | — | |
| 2016 | #1,184 | 211 | — | |
| 2015 | #1,139 | 222 | — | |
| 2014 | #1,173 | 209 | — | |
| 2013 | #1,116 | 218 | — | |
| 2012 | #1,179 | 208 | — | |
| 2011 | #1,157 | 212 | — | |
| 2010 | #1,143 | 214 | — | |
| 2009 | #1,116 | 227 | — | |
| 2008 | #1,133 | 227 | — | |
| 2007 | #1,041 | 253 | — | |
| 2006 | #1,050 | 244 | — | |
| 2005 | #1,000 | 244 | — | |
| 2004 | #912 | 265 | — | |
| 2003 | #1,020 | 226 | — | |
| 2002 | #870 | 263 | — | |
| 2001 | #785 | 301 | — | |
| 2000 | #703 | 332 | — | |
| 1999 | #690 | 327 | — | |
| 1998 | #691 | 328 | — | |
| 1997 | #655 | 337 | — | |
| 1996 | #622 | 365 | — | |
| 1995 | #586 | 390 | — | |
| 1994 | #575 | 399 | — | |
| 1993 | #537 | 445 | — | |
| 1992 | #495 | 496 | #8,435 | 5 |
| 1991 | #462 | 530 | #7,271 | 6 |
| 1990 | #450 | 549 | #7,178 | 6 |
| 1989 | #453 | 536 | — | |
| 1988 | #428 | 543 | — | |
| 1987 | #423 | 528 | #6,951 | 5 |
| 1986 | #390 | 592 | — | |
| 1985 | #397 | 567 | — | |
| 1984 | #372 | 615 | — | |
| 1983 | #345 | 660 | — | |
| 1982 | #366 | 633 | — | |
| 1981 | #334 | 713 | #6,262 | 5 |
| 1980 | #327 | 740 | #5,525 | 6 |
| 1979 | #321 | 735 | — | |
| 1978 | #296 | 779 | — | |
| 1977 | #304 | 789 | — | |
| 1976 | #264 | 899 | #4,418 | 7 |
| 1975 | #256 | 949 | #4,309 | 7 |
| 1974 | #264 | 957 | #4,190 | 7 |
| 1973 | #262 | 951 | — | |
| 1972 | #283 | 908 | — | |
| 1971 | #272 | 1,061 | — | |
| 1970 | #249 | 1,247 | #3,282 | 9 |
| 1969 | #231 | 1,309 | #3,595 | 7 |
| 1968 | #216 | 1,402 | #2,907 | 9 |
| 1967 | #193 | 1,638 | — | |
| 1966 | #179 | 1,834 | #3,948 | 5 |
| 1965 | #162 | 2,318 | #2,982 | 8 |
| 1964 | #149 | 2,708 | #2,665 | 10 |
| 1963 | #147 | 2,744 | #2,539 | 11 |
| 1962 | #136 | 3,175 | #2,673 | 10 |
| 1961 | #133 | 3,462 | #3,652 | 6 |
| 1960 | #123 | 3,754 | #2,423 | 12 |
| 1959 | #114 | 4,068 | #2,821 | 9 |
| 1958 | #112 | 4,305 | #2,093 | 15 |
| 1957 | #115 | 3,993 | #2,375 | 12 |
| 1956 | #105 | 4,346 | #2,628 | 10 |
| 1955 | #95 | 4,688 | #2,558 | 10 |
| 1954 | #84 | 5,078 | #3,827 | 5 |
| 1953 | #81 | 5,183 | #2,391 | 11 |
| 1952 | #81 | 5,037 | #2,514 | 10 |
| 1951 | #77 | 5,138 | #2,367 | 11 |
| 1950 | #78 | 4,870 | #3,329 | 6 |
| 1949 | #77 | 4,773 | #2,453 | 10 |
| 1948 | #72 | 5,012 | #2,443 | 10 |
| 1947 | #70 | 5,265 | #2,076 | 14 |
| 1946 | #67 | 4,842 | #1,949 | 14 |
| 1945 | #64 | 3,982 | — | |
| 1944 | #59 | 4,388 | #1,890 | 14 |
| 1943 | #57 | 4,659 | #1,399 | 25 |
| 1942 | #56 | 4,655 | #1,467 | 23 |
| 1941 | #61 | 3,965 | #1,485 | 21 |
| 1940 | #61 | 3,803 | #1,519 | 20 |
| 1939 | #52 | 4,244 | #1,795 | 15 |
| 1938 | #54 | 4,278 | #2,084 | 12 |
| 1937 | #59 | 3,925 | #1,313 | 26 |
| 1936 | #59 | 3,635 | #1,505 | 20 |
| 1935 | #58 | 3,711 | #1,837 | 15 |
| 1934 | #62 | 3,725 | #2,022 | 13 |
| 1933 | #76 | 3,146 | #1,644 | 18 |
| 1932 | #84 | 2,917 | #2,191 | 12 |
| 1931 | #97 | 2,557 | #2,101 | 13 |
| 1930 | #98 | 2,542 | #2,079 | 14 |
| 1929 | #112 | 2,212 | #2,980 | 8 |
| 1928 | #128 | 1,891 | #3,697 | 6 |
| 1927 | #147 | 1,630 | #2,703 | 10 |
| 1926 | #160 | 1,464 | #2,725 | 10 |
| 1925 | #173 | 1,310 | #3,408 | 7 |
| 1924 | #190 | 1,145 | #3,260 | 8 |
| 1923 | #201 | 999 | #4,239 | 5 |
| 1922 | #204 | 972 | — | |
| 1921 | #214 | 891 | — | |
| 1920 | #203 | 958 | #3,489 | 7 |
| 1919 | #192 | 991 | — | |
| 1918 | #184 | 1,086 | #3,096 | 8 |
| 1917 | #184 | 1,029 | #2,732 | 9 |
| 1916 | #162 | 1,221 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #163 | 1,121 | #3,392 | 6 |
| 1914 | #139 | 1,065 | — | |
| 1913 | #138 | 879 | #1,945 | 9 |
| 1912 | #136 | 821 | — | |
| 1911 | #151 | 535 | — | |
| 1910 | #146 | 553 | — | |
| 1909 | #151 | 470 | — | |
| 1908 | #154 | 443 | — | |
| 1907 | #162 | 387 | — | |
| 1906 | #160 | 358 | — | |
| 1905 | #172 | 303 | — | |
| 1904 | #176 | 278 | — | |
| 1903 | #169 | 288 | — | |
| 1902 | #175 | 266 | — | |
| 1901 | #194 | 214 | — | |
| 1900 | #183 | 287 | — | |
| 1899 | #203 | 185 | — | |
| 1898 | #206 | 199 | — | |
| 1897 | #192 | 206 | — | |
| 1896 | #206 | 185 | — | |
| 1895 | #214 | 162 | — | |
| 1894 | #205 | 168 | — | |
| 1893 | #225 | 134 | — | |
| 1892 | #198 | 160 | — | |
| 1891 | #225 | 115 | — | |
| 1890 | #190 | 154 | — | |
| 1889 | #207 | 123 | — | |
| 1888 | #189 | 142 | — | |
| 1887 | #186 | 112 | — | |
| 1886 | #194 | 104 | — | |
| 1885 | #178 | 107 | — | |
| 1884 | #184 | 95 | — | |
| 1883 | #202 | 73 | — | |
| 1882 | #163 | 95 | — | |
| 1881 | #170 | 79 | — | |
| 1880 | #163 | 80 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Sally was already there! It came in at #163, and was given to 80 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1880–1886, when fewer than 110 girls a year got the name.
Where Sally is popular in 1929
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#42 · 1 in 187
- California#46 · 1 in 215
- Arizona#47 · 1 in 194
- Oregon#51 · 1 in 215
- Connecticut#60 · 1 in 242
Best ever in a state: #13 in Alaska, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #42 | 22 | 1 in 187 |
| California | #46 | 166 | 1 in 215 |
| Arizona | #47 | 22 | 1 in 194 |
| Oregon | #51 | 24 | 1 in 215 |
| Connecticut | #60 | 46 | 1 in 242 |
| Michigan | #64 | 166 | 1 in 253 |
| Massachusetts | #71 | 103 | 1 in 306 |
| Delaware | #74 | 5 | 1 in 297 |
| New Hampshire | #75 | 11 | 1 in 283 |
| New York | #77 | 304 | 1 in 318 |
| Ohio | #81 | 153 | 1 in 336 |
| Wisconsin | #83 | 62 | 1 in 383 |
| Illinois | #87 | 136 | 1 in 420 |
| Washington | #89 | 24 | 1 in 380 |
| Iowa | #94 | 46 | 1 in 403 |
| Maine | #96 | 18 | 1 in 351 |
| Pennsylvania | #98 | 189 | 1 in 439 |
| New Jersey | #103 | 61 | 1 in 478 |
| District of Columbia | #104 | 7 | 1 in 489 |
| Colorado | #106 | 20 | 1 in 415 |
| Rhode Island | #112 | 10 | 1 in 491 |
| Minnesota | #113 | 37 | 1 in 519 |
| Nebraska | #114 | 22 | 1 in 482 |
| Indiana | #115 | 42 | 1 in 587 |
| Vermont | #119 | 5 | 1 in 507 |
| Utah | #123 | 10 | 1 in 453 |
| Missouri | #132 | 49 | 1 in 565 |
| Hawaii | #138 | 8 | 1 in 440 |
| South Carolina | #151 | 26 | 1 in 746 |
| Virginia | #152 | 32 | 1 in 742 |
| South Dakota | #156 | 7 | 1 in 767 |
| Tennessee | #164 | 33 | 1 in 780 |
| Maryland | #165 | 12 | 1 in 1,047 |
| Kansas | #166 | 16 | 1 in 876 |
| Kentucky | #168 | 34 | 1 in 778 |
| North Carolina | #173 | 40 | 1 in 897 |
| Florida | #180 | 15 | 1 in 818 |
| Mississippi | #183 | 25 | 1 in 859 |
| Oklahoma | #185 | 26 | 1 in 877 |
| North Dakota | #195 | 5 | 1 in 1,224 |
| Georgia | #200 | 27 | 1 in 1,113 |
| Alabama | #211 | 25 | 1 in 1,201 |
| Arkansas | #211 | 18 | 1 in 1,014 |
| West Virginia | #215 | 14 | 1 in 1,298 |
| Texas | #219 | 59 | 1 in 1,022 |
| Louisiana | #259 | 15 | 1 in 1,429 |
| Alaska | — | — | — |
| Idaho | — | — | — |
| Montana | — | — | — |
| Nevada | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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 Sally
- 55 spots since 2024 (#1,095 → #1,150)
- 15 spots since 2020 (#1,165 → #1,150)
- 11 spots since 2015 (#1,139 → #1,150)
- Biggest jump: 108 spots in 2004 (#1,020 → #912)
- Biggest drop: 150 spots in 2003 (#870 → #1,020)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1939 at #52 (4,244 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 27 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1930–1955
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–2002
- Highest: 1 in 258 girls born in 1938 were named Sally (0.39%)
- Latest: 1 in 7,996 girls born in 2025 (0.01%)
- Its best rank, #52 in 1939, was only 1 in 258 (0.39%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 22.8% of all girls named Sally (46,706) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 1,010 | #163 (1882) | #184 |
| 1890s | 1,668 | #190 (1890) | #206 |
| 1900s | 3,294 | #151 (1909) | #170 |
| 1910s | 9,301 | #136 (1912) | #160 |
| 1920s | 13,472 | #112 (1929) | #173 |
| 1930s | 34,680 | #52 (1939) | #70 |
| 1940s | 45,344 | #56 (1942) | #64 |
| 1950s | 46,706 | #77 (1951) | #94 |
| 1960s | 24,344 | #123 (1960) | #167 |
| 1970s | 9,275 | #249 (1970) | #277 |
| 1980s | 6,127 | #327 (1980) | #384 |
| 1990s | 4,166 | #450 (1990) | #576 |
| 2000s | 2,582 | #703 (2000) | #963 |
| 2010s | 2,095 | #1,051 (2017) | #1,174 |
| 2020s | 1,165 | #1,095 (2024) | #1,216 |
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.
Sally in 1929
Top girls' names in 1929
Top boys' names in 1929
More about 1929
girls
1,116,561 girls got a published name in 1929; 1 in 505 of them was named Sally, which outranked 97.9% of the 5,277 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 22.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,075,615 boys got a published name in 1929; 1 in 134,452 of them was named Sally, which outranked 34.4% of the 4,545 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.5% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #2,766Woodard9
- #2,766Zebedee9
- #2,766Zenon9
- #2,980Sally8
- #2,980Abbie8
- #2,980Abbott8
- #2,980Abran8
- #3,247Abelino7
- #3,247Adelmo7
- #3,247Admiral7
Tied with 266 names at #2,980; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.