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Sallie and Sally side by side: Sallie peaked in 1916 and Sally in 1947; in 2025 they were given to 33 and 201 babies.

Sallie and Sally, year by year

Babies given each name per year
Sallie and Sally births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025SallySallie
Sallie and Sally births by year2k4k6k18801900192019401960198020002025SallySallie
Sallie and Sally births by year2k4k6k1880190519301955198020052025SallySallie
Sallie and Sally births by year2k4k6k1880193019802025SallySallie

Girls and boys together; Sallie solid, Sally dashed.

Sallie and Sally compared
SallieSally
Births 202533201
Rank 2025#4,339 among girls’ names#1,158 among girls’ names
Recorded since 188050,096205,876
Peak year19161947
Girls99.7%99.7%
Alive, estimated11,900117,000
Median age7170

Both names: SSA national file, published May 8, 2026, and SSA’s cohort life tables.

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