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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 2021
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Mississippi#543 · 1 in 1,962
- Utah#560 · 1 in 2,418
- Arkansas#577 · 1 in 2,176
- Kentucky#728 · 1 in 3,404
- Colorado#759 · 1 in 3,689
Best ever in a state: #13 in Alaska, 1916.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | #543 | 5 | 1 in 1,962 |
| Utah | #560 | 7 | 1 in 2,418 |
| Arkansas | #577 | 5 | 1 in 2,176 |
| Kentucky | #728 | 5 | 1 in 3,404 |
| Colorado | #759 | 6 | 1 in 3,689 |
| Virginia | #862 | 8 | 1 in 4,322 |
| North Carolina | #874 | 10 | 1 in 4,508 |
| Washington | #958 | 6 | 1 in 4,920 |
| Texas | #1,047 | 26 | 1 in 5,980 |
| Pennsylvania | #1,118 | 7 | 1 in 6,969 |
| Ohio | #1,147 | 7 | 1 in 6,944 |
| Georgia | #1,175 | 7 | 1 in 6,469 |
| New York | #1,318 | 10 | 1 in 8,125 |
| California | #1,325 | 19 | 1 in 9,186 |
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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.
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Momentum · girls
Holding steady
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
59 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1939 at #52 (4,244 births)
- Births halved by 1966, 27 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 26 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 26 yrs · run 1930–1955
- Top 1,000: 125 yrs · run 1880–2002
Share of babies · girls
1 in 258
- 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
Era · girls
The 1950s
- 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 2021
girls
#1,223
192 births · 1 in 8,546 girls
Top girls' names in 2021
More about 2021
girls
1,640,861 girls got a published name in 2021; 1 in 8,546 of them was named Sally, which outranked 93.1% of the 17,676 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 7.7% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Ranked beside Sally
- #1,219Lailani194
- #1,221Alba193
- #1,221Siya193
- #1,223Sally192
- #1,223Caylee192
- #1,223Cielo192
- #1,223Denise192
- #1,229Arlet191
- #1,229Avalyn191
- #1,229Gaia191
Tied with 5 names at #1,223; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Biggest movers since 2020
Risers
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.