Sally

Given to 205,876 US babies since 1880

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Rank in 2025

#1150

recorded as girls

55 since 2024

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recorded as boys

Babies in 2025

201

girls 201

Peak year

1938

4,278 babies recorded as girls

All-time total

205,876

since 1880

Born a Sally? See how many share your birth year.

Any year from 1880 to 2025.

Babies per 1,000 (same sex), 1880–2025

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Sally was most popular in 1938, when 4,278 babies recorded as girls got the name (3.9 per 1,000). In 2025, 201 babies were named Sally, ranking #1150 for babies recorded as girls. Compared with 2018–2020, it's about the same.

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Year	Girls	Rank	Boys	Rank
2025	201	1150	<5	—
2024	225	1095	<5	—
2023	171	1324	<5	—
2022	176	1336	<5	—
2021	192	1223	<5	—
2020	200	1165	<5	—
2019	161	1392	<5	—
2018	195	1210	<5	—
2017	245	1051	<5	—
2016	211	1184	<5	—
2015	222	1139	<5	—
2014	209	1173	<5	—
2013	218	1116	<5	—
2012	208	1179	<5	—
2011	212	1157	<5	—
2010	214	1143	<5	—
2009	227	1116	<5	—
2008	227	1133	<5	—
2007	253	1041	<5	—
2006	244	1050	<5	—
2005	244	1000	<5	—
2004	265	912	<5	—
2003	226	1020	<5	—
2002	263	870	<5	—
2001	301	785	<5	—
2000	332	703	<5	—
1999	327	690	<5	—
1998	328	691	<5	—
1997	337	655	<5	—
1996	365	622	<5	—
1995	390	586	<5	—
1994	399	575	<5	—
1993	445	537	<5	—
1992	496	495	5	8435
1991	530	462	6	7271
1990	549	450	6	7178
1989	536	453	<5	—
1988	543	428	<5	—
1987	528	423	5	6951
1986	592	390	<5	—
1985	567	397	<5	—
1984	615	372	<5	—
1983	660	345	<5	—
1982	633	366	<5	—
1981	713	334	5	6262
1980	740	327	6	5525
1979	735	321	<5	—
1978	779	296	<5	—
1977	789	304	<5	—
1976	899	264	7	4418
1975	949	256	7	4309
1974	957	264	7	4190
1973	951	262	<5	—
1972	908	283	<5	—
1971	1,061	272	<5	—
1970	1,247	249	9	3282
1969	1,309	231	7	3595
1968	1,402	216	9	2907
1967	1,638	193	<5	—
1966	1,834	179	5	3948
1965	2,318	162	8	2982
1964	2,708	149	10	2665
1963	2,744	147	11	2539
1962	3,175	136	10	2673
1961	3,462	133	6	3652
1960	3,754	123	12	2423
1959	4,068	114	9	2821
1958	4,305	112	15	2093
1957	3,993	115	12	2375
1956	4,346	105	10	2628
1955	4,688	95	10	2558
1954	5,078	84	5	3827
1953	5,183	81	11	2391
1952	5,037	81	10	2514
1951	5,138	77	11	2367
1950	4,870	78	6	3329
1949	4,773	77	10	2453
1948	5,012	72	10	2443
1947	5,265	70	14	2076
1946	4,842	67	14	1949
1945	3,982	64	<5	—
1944	4,388	59	14	1890
1943	4,659	57	25	1399
1942	4,655	56	23	1467
1941	3,965	61	21	1485
1940	3,803	61	20	1519
1939	4,244	52	15	1795
1938	4,278	54	12	2084
1937	3,925	59	26	1313
1936	3,635	59	20	1505
1935	3,711	58	15	1837
1934	3,725	62	13	2022
1933	3,146	76	18	1644
1932	2,917	84	12	2191
1931	2,557	97	13	2101
1930	2,542	98	14	2079
1929	2,212	112	8	2980
1928	1,891	128	6	3697
1927	1,630	147	10	2703
1926	1,464	160	10	2725
1925	1,310	173	7	3408
1924	1,145	190	8	3260
1923	999	201	5	4239
1922	972	204	<5	—
1921	891	214	<5	—
1920	958	203	7	3489
1919	991	192	<5	—
1918	1,086	184	8	3096
1917	1,029	184	9	2732
1916	1,221	162	5	3897
1915	1,121	163	6	3392
1914	1,065	139	<5	—
1913	879	138	9	1945
1912	821	136	<5	—
1911	535	151	<5	—
1910	553	146	<5	—
1909	470	151	<5	—
1908	443	154	<5	—
1907	387	162	<5	—
1906	358	160	<5	—
1905	303	172	<5	—
1904	278	176	<5	—
1903	288	169	<5	—
1902	266	175	<5	—
1901	214	194	<5	—
1900	287	183	<5	—
1899	185	203	<5	—
1898	199	206	<5	—
1897	206	192	<5	—
1896	185	206	<5	—
1895	162	214	<5	—
1894	168	205	<5	—
1893	134	225	<5	—
1892	160	198	<5	—
1891	115	225	<5	—
1890	154	190	<5	—
1889	123	207	<5	—
1888	142	189	<5	—
1887	112	186	<5	—
1886	104	194	<5	—
1885	107	178	<5	—
1884	95	184	<5	—
1883	73	202	<5	—
1882	95	163	<5	—
1881	79	170	<5	—
1880	80	163	<5	—