Recorded 1914–1992 Girls' name Peak 1956 321 births

Sallee — girls' name

321 babies named Sallee in U.S. Social Security records since 1914, with the highest year being 1956. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s101920s51930s771940s841950s891960s351970s161990s5
1950s
Peak decade

28% of everyone ever named Sallee was born in this single decade.

1956
Single peak year

13 babies were named Sallee in 1956 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sallee

The Social Security Administration has registered 321 babies named Sallee between 1914 and 1992, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sallee currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1992. The name reached its historical peak in 1956, when 13 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sallee performed strongest in the 1950s, accumulating 89 births during that ten-year window. Across the 8 decades of recorded activity, Sallee shows a clear decline from its mid-century high.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sallee in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 321 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sallee at a glance

Last recorded 1992

Total births

321

Since 1914

79 years of records

Peak year

1956

13 births that year

Strongest decade: 1950s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1992

Active since

1914

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 1992

Sallee popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–1914

Last recorded 1992
Peak year (1956)
13
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
468101214 199219641958195319481942193719311914 5

Sallee by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1950s
Peak decade
1950s
89 births that decade — 28% of Sallee's all-time total
1910s101920s51930s771940s841950s891960s351970s161990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sallee?
321 babies have been named Sallee since 1914. It was last recorded in 1992. The peak year was 1956 with 13 births.
When was Sallee most popular?
Sallee was most popular in the 1950s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 1956.
How long has the name Sallee been used?
Sallee has been recorded in Social Security data since 1914, spanning 79 years of data through 1992.
What names are similar to Sallee?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sally, Sallie, Salma, Salina, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1914–1992 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.