Recorded 1928–2020 Girls' name Peak 1937 1,023 births

Sallyann — girls' name

1,023 babies named Sallyann in U.S. Social Security records since 1928, with the highest year being 1937. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1940s
Peak decade

27% of everyone ever named Sallyann was born in this single decade.

1937
Single peak year

34 babies were named Sallyann in 1937 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sallyann

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,023 babies named Sallyann between 1928 and 2020, spanning 93 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Sallyann currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 2020. The name reached its historical peak in 1937, when 34 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sallyann performed strongest in the 1940s, accumulating 280 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Sallyann shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in New York, which accounts for 165 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Pennsylvania and New Jersey. In total, SSA state-level files list Sallyann in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sallyann 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 1,023 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.

Sallyann at a glance

Last recorded 2020

Total births

1,023

Since 1928

93 years of records

Peak year

1937

34 births that year

Strongest decade: 1940s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2020

Active since

1928

Recorded for 93 years

Last year on file: 2020

Sallyann popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2020–1928

Last recorded 2020
Peak year (1937)
34
Annual births at peak — across 93 years of records
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Sallyann by decade

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

Peak: 1940s
Peak decade
1940s
280 births that decade — 27% of Sallyann's all-time total
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Sallyann by state

Where Sallyann concentrates geographically — total births since 1928

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Sallyann
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 New York
165 16.1%
#2 Pennsylvania
70 6.8%
#3 New Jersey
11 1.1%
#4 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
New York share of Sallyann's total US births 16.1%
Even split

165 of 1,023 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sallyann?
1,023 babies have been named Sallyann since 1928. It was last recorded in 2020. The peak year was 1937 with 34 births.
When was Sallyann most popular?
Sallyann was most popular in the 1940s decade with 280 total births. The single peak year was 1937.
Where is Sallyann most popular?
The top states for the name Sallyann are New York (165 births), Pennsylvania (70 births), New Jersey (11 births).
How long has the name Sallyann been used?
Sallyann has been recorded in Social Security data since 1928, spanning 93 years of data through 2020.
What names are similar to Sallyann?
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.

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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, 1928–2020 (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.