Girls' name · since 1888
Sallye
Sallye has 1,067 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1942 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #7,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,067
- born since 1888
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sallye sits outside today's top ranks for girls, with 1,067 recorded since 1888.
Social Security Administration records show Sallye recorded 1,067 times among girls since 1888, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used girls names, peaking in the 1940s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 1983.
- #7,173 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 1,067 born since 1888
- 1940s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sallye ranks #7,173 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 1,067 born since 1888, peaking in the 1940s.
- #7,173 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 1,067
- born since 1888
- 1940s
- peak decade
Sallye's 1,067 recorded births place it above 90.08% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Sallye's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sallye's full recorded timeline at 1935, 58% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 42% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1890, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1942 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sallye popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–1983
- Peak year (1942)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 96 years of records
Sallye by decade
1940s is the heaviest window (249 births, 23% of the file).
1940s was Sallye's strongest decade.
249 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 23% of all-time use.
Sallye births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 7
1880s
7 births
- 1890s 29
1890s
29 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s
1910s
114 births
- 1920s
1920s
150 births
- 1930s
1930s
224 births
- 1940s
1940s
249 births
- 1950s
1950s
165 births
- 1960s 65
1960s
65 births
- 1970s 25
1970s
25 births
- 1980s 6
1980s
6 births
What this shows Peak: 1940s at 249 births (23% of all-time use).
How Sallye 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 Sallye's total volume
Sallye by state
Where Sallye concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 59 | 5.5% |
| #2 | Tennessee | | 20 | 1.9% |
| #3 | Louisiana | | 10 | 0.9% |
| #4 | Georgia | | 5 | 0.5% |
59 of 1,067 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Sallye's data
- Sallye's decade-level peak was the 1940s (249 total births); usage has since declined to 6 in the 1980s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Sallyes (59 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Sallye: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1942)
Similar record span (~95 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, 1888–1983 (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 Sallye 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.