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Sally

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

Girl's name · #1150 in the US (2025) · Vintage

Sally has appeared in US records since 1880 — best rank #52 (1939) · 205,229 babies named Sally all-time · 1 in 7,700 girls born in 2025.

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.

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