EveryBabyNames

Sally

4 countries#1150 in United States, 2025
US
#1150
in United States, 2025
SCOT
#780
in Scotland, 2025
FR
#1579
in France, 2022
NI
48
total births, Northern Ireland
Total births recorded
207,590
Peak year (United States)
1947
Peak-year count
5,279
First recorded
1880

Popularity across 4 countries

Each line is scaled to its own peak, so you can compare when Sally was in fashion in each country, whatever the population size.

0% 25% 50% 75% 100% 1880 1900 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020
United StatesScotlandFranceNorthern Ireland

Country by country

United States

205,876 births recorded 1880–2025 · currently #1150 · peaked in 1947 with 5,279 births

Most common in: New York, California, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Ohio

Source: Social Security Administration, official birth-registration data

Scotland

861 births recorded 1974–2025 · currently #780 · peaked in 1976 with 54 births

Source: National Records of Scotland, official birth-registration data

France

805 births recorded 1953–2022 · currently #1579 · peaked in 2012 with 32 births

Most common in: Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, Hauts-de-Seine, Val-de-Marne, Seine-Maritime

Source: INSEE, official birth-registration data

Northern Ireland

48 births recorded 1999–2024 · peaked in 2013 with 7 births

Source: NISRA, official birth-registration data

United States rank history

Sally’s rank among girls’ names, most recent 20 years on record.

YearRankvs. prior yr
2006#1050
2007#1041↑9
2008#1133↓92
2009#1116↑17
2010#1143↓27
2011#1157↓14
2012#1179↓22
2013#1116↑63
2014#1173↓57
2015#1139↑34
2016#1184↓45
2017#1051↑133
2018#1210↓159
2019#1392↓182
2020#1165↑227
2021#1223↓58
2022#1336↓113
2023#1324↑12
2024#1095↑229
2025#1150↓55

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