Salley vs Sallie

Side-by-side comparison of Salley and Sallie — popularity rank, total births, peak decade, and historical trends from Social Security Administration data.

Name A

Salley

Girl name

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Name B

Sallie

Girl name · Rank #5941

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Metric Salley Sallie
Current Rank Unranked #5941
Total Births (all years) 416 49,928
Peak Year 1952 1916
Peak Year Births 17 912
Peak Decade 1950ss 1910ss
Gender Girl Girl
First Recorded Year 1894 1880

Births by Decade

Decade Salley Sallie
1880ss — 4,840
1890ss 6 5,580
1900ss — 5,306
1910ss 46 7,378
1920ss 44 7,309
1930ss 59 5,460
1940ss 85 5,128
1950ss 90 3,991
1960ss 47 2,284
1970ss 31 882
1980ss 8 659
1990ss — 451
2000ss — 319
2010ss — 239
2020ss — 102

Recent Annual Births (2014–present)

Year Salley Sallie
2014 — 26
2015 — 25
2016 — 29
2017 — 23
2018 — 24
2019 — 19
2020 — 19
2021 — 20
2022 — 21
2023 — 22
2024 — 20

Data Sources

Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, ssa.gov/oact/babynames.
Source: SSA Annual Name Rankings, 1894–1985.

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