Girls' name · since 1938
Salli
Since 1938, U.S. Social Security records show 679 babies named Salli, peaking in 1956. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #9,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Salli sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 679 recorded since 1938.
Salli has 679 recorded births among girls since 1938, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1950s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1938 to 1991.
- #9,699 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 679 born since 1938
- 1950s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salli ranks #9,699 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 679 born since 1938, peaking in the 1950s.
- #9,699 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 679
- born since 1938
- 1950s
- peak decade
Salli's 679 recorded births place it above 86.58% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by California.
Salli's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salli splits its recorded history at 1961: 43% of all births land in the more recent half, 57% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1982 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1956 peak of 31 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salli popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1938–1991
- Peak year (1956)
- 31
- Annual births at peak, across 54 years of records
Salli by decade
1950s is the heaviest window (233 births, 34% of the file).
1950s was Salli's strongest decade.
233 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Salli births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1930s 17
1930s
17 births
- 1940s
1940s
129 births
- 1950s
1950s
233 births
- 1960s
1960s
172 births
- 1970s
1970s
100 births
- 1980s 17
1980s
17 births
- 1990s 11
1990s
11 births
What this shows Peak: 1950s at 233 births (34% of all-time use).
How Salli compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Salli's total volume
Salli by state
Where Salli concentrates geographically, total births since 1938
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 23 | 3.4% |
| #2 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 5 | 0.7% |
23 of 679 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Salli's data
- Salli's decade-level peak was the 1950s (233 total births); usage has since declined to 11 in the 1990s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Sallis (23 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salli: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1956)
Similar record span (~53 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1938–1991 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Salli draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.