Sally

Primarily a girl's name · 100% girls

Meaning

Sally or Sallie is an English language feminine given name that originated as a hypocorism for Sarah. Young children often have difficulty in pronouncing the letter r, which resulted in nicknames like Sally that substitute the letter r for l.

From Wikipedia

Sally first appears in the data in 1991 and has been recorded in 34 different years as a girl's name. Its single biggest year was 1993 with 56 babies (rank #472 that year). In 2024 it was given to 13 girls (rank #1,827). The name has been declining over the last five years.

Numerology of Sally

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sally yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
8Soul urgeThe achieverDriven, capable, comfortable wielding influence.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
7PersonalityThe seekerIntrospective, analytical, drawn to the unknown.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

916

Total babies (all years)

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Girls

Also a character in

In Mad Men: Sally Draper — Don and Betty's daughter

Famous people named Sally

Sally Fieldmanufacturer · b. 1946
Sally Ridechildren's writer · b. 1951
Sally Hawkinsfilm actor · b. 1976
Sally Rooneyfilm screenwriter · b. 1991
Sally Kellermanfilm actor · b. 1937

More popular girls' names

Names ranked near Sally in 2024

Other girls' names starting with S

Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all girls' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1991	37	#635
1992	42	#583
1993	56	#472
1994	42	#536
1995	46	#550
1996	33	#691
1997	34	#668
1998	39	#611
1999	30	#737
2000	18	#1,050
2001	15	#1,232
2002	30	#753
2003	26	#860
2004	17	#1,204
2005	28	#852
2006	20	#1,142
2007	31	#838
2008	13	#1,689
2009	24	#1,084
2010	33	#828
2011	23	#1,104
2012	28	#947
2013	20	#1,232
2014	20	#1,243
2015	24	#1,066
2016	23	#1,126
2017	26	#1,014
2018	21	#1,198
2019	28	#954
2020	24	#1,060
2021	20	#1,269
2022	15	#1,532
2023	17	#1,401
2024	13	#1,827