female NAME · CURRENTLY #1158

Sally

SAL-ee

“princess”

Traditional English diminutive of Sarah.

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SSA POPULARITY HISTORY

How Sally has traveled through time

801880 1071885 1541890 1621895 2871900 3031905 5531910 1,1271915 9651920 1,3171925 2,5561930 3,7261935 3,8231940 3,9821945 4,8761950 4,6981955 3,7661960 2,3261965 1,2561970 9561975 7461980 5671985 5551990 3901995 3322000 2442005 2142010 2222015 2002020 2012025
LATEST YEAR2025201 births
PEAK RANK#52in 1939
CURRENT USAGE100% F0% M

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration. SSA excludes names with fewer than five occurrences in a geographic area.

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