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
- Peak · girls
- 1882 · 487 births
- Debut · girls
- 404 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 20 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 49,961since 1880
Sallie 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 | #4,265 | 33 | — | |
| 2024 | #5,962 | 20 | — | |
| 2023 | #5,549 | 22 | — | |
| 2022 | #5,793 | 21 | — | |
| 2021 | #5,955 | 20 | — | |
| 2020 | #6,083 | 19 | — | |
| 2019 | #6,176 | 19 | — | |
| 2018 | #5,315 | 24 | — | |
| 2017 | #5,517 | 23 | — | |
| 2016 | #4,734 | 29 | — | |
| 2015 | #5,288 | 25 | — | |
| 2014 | #5,163 | 26 | — | |
| 2013 | #6,729 | 18 | — | |
| 2012 | #4,387 | 33 | — | |
| 2011 | #5,358 | 25 | — | |
| 2010 | #7,217 | 17 | — | |
| 2009 | #8,058 | 15 | — | |
| 2008 | #5,013 | 29 | — | |
| 2007 | #5,526 | 25 | — | |
| 2006 | #3,734 | 41 | — | |
| 2005 | #3,809 | 38 | — | |
| 2004 | #4,387 | 31 | — | |
| 2003 | #4,034 | 33 | — | |
| 2002 | #3,978 | 32 | — | |
| 2001 | #3,486 | 38 | — | |
| 2000 | #3,527 | 37 | — | |
| 1999 | #3,443 | 36 | — | |
| 1998 | #2,929 | 44 | — | |
| 1997 | #2,977 | 40 | — | |
| 1996 | #2,966 | 40 | — | |
| 1995 | #2,735 | 44 | — | |
| 1994 | #3,038 | 38 | — | |
| 1993 | #2,725 | 44 | — | |
| 1992 | #2,459 | 52 | — | |
| 1991 | #2,320 | 55 | — | |
| 1990 | #2,201 | 58 | — | |
| 1989 | #2,027 | 62 | — | |
| 1988 | #1,986 | 60 | — | |
| 1987 | #1,899 | 60 | — | |
| 1986 | #1,802 | 63 | — | |
| 1985 | #1,833 | 61 | — | |
| 1984 | #1,565 | 72 | — | |
| 1983 | #1,644 | 67 | — | |
| 1982 | #1,755 | 63 | — | |
| 1981 | #1,641 | 70 | — | |
| 1980 | #1,482 | 81 | — | |
| 1979 | #1,431 | 85 | — | |
| 1978 | #1,633 | 65 | — | |
| 1977 | #1,559 | 69 | — | |
| 1976 | #1,397 | 76 | — | |
| 1975 | #1,229 | 93 | — | |
| 1974 | #1,185 | 94 | — | |
| 1973 | #1,220 | 87 | — | |
| 1972 | #1,181 | 91 | — | |
| 1971 | #1,148 | 101 | — | |
| 1970 | #1,020 | 121 | — | |
| 1969 | #994 | 118 | — | |
| 1968 | #846 | 145 | — | |
| 1967 | #865 | 137 | — | |
| 1966 | #748 | 172 | — | |
| 1965 | #695 | 200 | — | |
| 1964 | #632 | 260 | — | |
| 1963 | #654 | 240 | — | |
| 1962 | #579 | 290 | — | |
| 1961 | #514 | 361 | — | |
| 1960 | #508 | 361 | — | |
| 1959 | #529 | 335 | — | |
| 1958 | #537 | 328 | — | |
| 1957 | #503 | 357 | — | |
| 1956 | #515 | 330 | — | |
| 1955 | #464 | 382 | — | |
| 1954 | #418 | 431 | — | |
| 1953 | #414 | 432 | — | |
| 1952 | #396 | 439 | #3,734 | 5 |
| 1951 | #367 | 483 | — | |
| 1950 | #367 | 474 | — | |
| 1949 | #356 | 488 | — | |
| 1948 | #345 | 503 | — | |
| 1947 | #315 | 605 | — | |
| 1946 | #326 | 528 | — | |
| 1945 | #313 | 462 | — | |
| 1944 | #299 | 507 | — | |
| 1943 | #305 | 523 | — | |
| 1942 | #295 | 533 | — | |
| 1941 | #289 | 500 | — | |
| 1940 | #287 | 479 | — | |
| 1939 | #273 | 512 | #3,480 | 5 |
| 1938 | #261 | 582 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1937 | #280 | 493 | #3,175 | 6 |
| 1936 | #266 | 521 | — | |
| 1935 | #258 | 588 | — | |
| 1934 | #266 | 539 | #3,679 | 5 |
| 1933 | #255 | 569 | — | |
| 1932 | #267 | 555 | — | |
| 1931 | #267 | 537 | #3,763 | 5 |
| 1930 | #263 | 564 | #2,781 | 9 |
| 1929 | #253 | 624 | — | |
| 1928 | #256 | 635 | #3,357 | 7 |
| 1927 | #258 | 654 | #4,210 | 5 |
| 1926 | #249 | 689 | #3,139 | 8 |
| 1925 | #233 | 791 | — | |
| 1924 | #234 | 783 | — | |
| 1923 | #230 | 791 | #3,467 | 7 |
| 1922 | #238 | 757 | — | |
| 1921 | #233 | 782 | — | |
| 1920 | #230 | 803 | #3,815 | 6 |
| 1919 | #208 | 897 | #4,168 | 5 |
| 1918 | #216 | 850 | #4,179 | 5 |
| 1917 | #214 | 807 | #3,981 | 5 |
| 1916 | #196 | 912 | #3,897 | 5 |
| 1915 | #212 | 781 | — | |
| 1914 | #178 | 760 | #2,651 | 7 |
| 1913 | #178 | 656 | #2,496 | 6 |
| 1912 | #164 | 637 | #2,269 | 6 |
| 1911 | #159 | 509 | #1,537 | 6 |
| 1910 | #144 | 569 | — | |
| 1909 | #150 | 472 | — | |
| 1908 | #141 | 489 | — | |
| 1907 | #135 | 492 | — | |
| 1906 | #120 | 520 | — | |
| 1905 | #105 | 607 | — | |
| 1904 | #122 | 483 | — | |
| 1903 | #110 | 523 | — | |
| 1902 | #108 | 556 | — | |
| 1901 | #109 | 488 | — | |
| 1900 | #98 | 676 | #1,310 | 5 |
| 1899 | #100 | 544 | #928 | 6 |
| 1898 | #100 | 598 | — | |
| 1897 | #97 | 545 | #1,057 | 5 |
| 1896 | #101 | 498 | — | |
| 1895 | #92 | 573 | — | |
| 1894 | #90 | 584 | — | |
| 1893 | #94 | 516 | — | |
| 1892 | #84 | 582 | — | |
| 1891 | #75 | 569 | — | |
| 1890 | #80 | 571 | — | |
| 1889 | #77 | 525 | — | |
| 1888 | #70 | 633 | — | |
| 1887 | #68 | 525 | — | |
| 1886 | #73 | 490 | — | |
| 1885 | #73 | 457 | — | |
| 1884 | #69 | 494 | — | |
| 1883 | #72 | 409 | — | |
| 1882 | #63 | 487 | — | |
| 1881 | #63 | 416 | — | |
| 1880 | #64 | 404 | — | |
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 1939
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
- South Carolina#121 · 1 in 481
- Mississippi#133 · 1 in 513
- North Carolina#154 · 1 in 695
- Georgia#160 · 1 in 759
- Alabama#164 · 1 in 746
Best ever in a state: #43 in South Carolina, 1911.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #121 | 44 | 1 in 481 |
| Mississippi | #133 | 43 | 1 in 513 |
| North Carolina | #154 | 53 | 1 in 695 |
| Georgia | #160 | 41 | 1 in 759 |
| Alabama | #164 | 38 | 1 in 746 |
| Virginia | #192 | 23 | 1 in 1,036 |
| Maryland | #199 | 9 | 1 in 1,336 |
| West Virginia | #251 | 11 | 1 in 1,706 |
| Pennsylvania | #255 | 28 | 1 in 2,582 |
| Tennessee | #256 | 15 | 1 in 1,811 |
| Kentucky | #261 | 16 | 1 in 1,723 |
| Louisiana | #294 | 13 | 1 in 1,738 |
| Texas | #304 | 32 | 1 in 1,781 |
| Missouri | #313 | 9 | 1 in 2,980 |
| Michigan | #314 | 12 | 1 in 3,458 |
| Florida | #318 | 6 | 1 in 2,302 |
| Ohio | #319 | 13 | 1 in 3,877 |
| Massachusetts | #340 | 5 | 1 in 5,645 |
| California | #342 | 16 | 1 in 2,851 |
| Indiana | #351 | 6 | 1 in 4,232 |
| Oklahoma | #367 | 7 | 1 in 2,860 |
| New York | #370 | 18 | 1 in 4,733 |
| Arkansas | #371 | 6 | 1 in 3,033 |
| Illinois | #500 | 7 | 1 in 7,674 |
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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
- 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)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 1882 at #63 (487 births)
- Births halved by 1963, 81 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 20 yrs · run 1880–1895
- Top 1,000: 90 yrs · run 1880–1969
- 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
- 14.8% of all girls named Sallie (7,378) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,840 | #63 (1882) | #69 |
| 1890s | 5,580 | #75 (1891) | #91 |
| 1900s | 5,306 | #98 (1900) | #120 |
| 1910s | 7,378 | #144 (1910) | #187 |
| 1920s | 7,309 | #230 (1920) | #241 |
| 1930s | 5,460 | #255 (1933) | #266 |
| 1940s | 5,128 | #287 (1940) | #313 |
| 1950s | 3,991 | #367 (1951) | #451 |
| 1960s | 2,284 | #508 (1960) | #704 |
| 1970s | 882 | #1,020 (1970) | #1,300 |
| 1980s | 659 | #1,482 (1980) | #1,763 |
| 1990s | 451 | #2,201 (1990) | #2,779 |
| 2000s | 319 | #3,486 (2001) | #4,555 |
| 2010s | 239 | #4,387 (2012) | #5,588 |
| 2020s | 135 | #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 1939
Top girls' names in 1939
Top boys' names in 1939
More about 1939
girls
1,096,612 girls got a published name in 1939; 1 in 2,142 of them was named Sallie, which outranked 94.5% of the 4,950 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 23.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
boys
1,106,852 boys got a published name in 1939; 1 in 221,370 of them was named Sallie, which outranked 12.3% of the 3,968 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 33.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 488 names at #3,480; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.