Sally

“Variant of Sarah — Lady; princess” — Hebrew origin

Girl's name · #1158 in the US (2025) · Heirloom

Sally is an heirloom: its strongest era came around 1939, when it ranked #52. It has thinned since but never left the records — about 205,000 girls since 1880, ranked #1158 today. In all that time it has never once missed a year of the national records. Sal is a short form of Sally.

Around the world: #34 in Sweden (2025).

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 21 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Famous Sallys

Sally Field — American actress
Sally Ride — American astronaut and physicist (1951–2012)
Sally Hawkins — English actress (1976–)
Sally Rooney — Irish author
Sally Kellerman — American actress (1937–2022)

In stories & tradition

Sally Brown — Peanuts
Sally Carrera — Cars · Cars 2
Sally Forth — character

What Sallys become

Among 1,093 notable people named Sally:

Entertainers appear 1.5× more often than among typical names — e.g. Sally Field, American actress.

Similar names: Zaliyah · Judith · Sharon · Taliyah · Betty · Mollie

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