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Sally

Girl #1329 in 2023

Sally is a girl name of mixed origin.

Meaning of Sally

Also used as a formal given name. A diminutive lambdacism of Sarah. Compare Hal from Harry and Moll from Mary.

Popularity of Sally

Popularity, 1880–2023

171 births in 2023

1880 2023

204,803 U.S. births recorded from 1880–2023.

Peak year

1947

5,265 babies

First recorded

1880

Earliest SSA data

Recent trend

Falling

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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About this page

Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.