Sally Name Popularity

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How popular is Sally?

In 2018 the uncommon name Sally, ranked the 1,211th Most Popular Girls Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sally is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity RANKING of #52 in 1939.

Nonetheless, the name was given to the greatest number of children in 1947 with 5,266 occurrences.

The least amount of newborns dubbed Sally in any given year was 73 in 1883.

Approximately during the years 1883-1888, 1893-1900, 1903-1916, 1923-1934, 1935-1938, and 1944-1947, the name Sally took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas clearly downward trends happened around 1962-1972, 1991-1994, and 2000-2003.

Sally's popularity has been moving downward for some time. In recent years, continuing the trend, the number of babies given the name Sally has dropped.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sally?

Currently, the name is at an extremely low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sally is still rare and will probably continue to drift downward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Sally has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sally (Girl)		Sally (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		194	1,211	< 5	--
2017		243	1,054	< 5	--
2016		210	1,187	< 5	--
2015		222	1,139	< 5	--
2014		209	1,175	< 5	--
2013		218	1,119	< 5	--
2012		208	1,184	< 5	--
2011		211	1,161	< 5	--
2010		214	1,142	< 5	--
2009		227	1,120	< 5	--
2008		227	1,136	< 5	--
2007		252	1,043	< 5	--
2006		243	1,055	< 5	--
2005		244	1,003	< 5	--
2004		265	917	< 5	--
2003		226	1,023	< 5	--
2002		262	873	< 5	--
2001		299	791	< 5	--
2000		330	705	< 5	--
1999		327	690	< 5	--
1998		328	691	< 5	--
1997		337	656	< 5	--
1996		365	623	< 5	--
1995		390	586	< 5	--
1994		397	577	< 5	--
1993		445	537	< 5	--
1992		497	495	5	9,557
1991		530	462	6	8,064
1990		549	451	6	7,931
1989		536	453	< 5	--
1988		543	428	< 5	--
1987		528	423	5	7,921
1986		591	391	< 5	--
1985		567	399	< 5	--
1984		615	372	< 5	--
1983		659	345	< 5	--
1982		633	367	< 5	--
1981		712	334	5	7,089
1980		739	328	6	6,107
1979		734	322	< 5	--
1978		778	296	< 5	--
1977		790	304	< 5	--
1976		899	264	7	4,834
1975		949	256	7	4,698
1974		957	264	7	4,555
1973		951	263	< 5	--
1972		909	283	< 5	--
1971		1,061	272	< 5	--
1970		1,249	249	9	3,478
1969		1,309	231	7	3,875
1968		1,403	216	9	3,062
1967		1,639	193	< 5	--
1966		1,833	179	5	4,422
1965		2,319	162	8	3,202
1964		2,708	149	10	2,812
1963		2,744	147	11	2,653
1962		3,173	136	10	2,812
1961		3,463	133	6	4,001
1960		3,754	123	12	2,522
1959		4,065	114	9	3,001
1958		4,303	112	15	2,157
1957		3,995	115	12	2,474
1956		4,344	105	10	2,767
1955		4,688	95	10	2,730
1954		5,078	84	5	4,277
1953		5,184	81	11	2,515
1952		5,037	81	10	2,652
1951		5,139	77	11	2,480
1950		4,869	78	6	3,628
1949		4,773	77	10	2,585
1948		5,009	72	10	2,590
1947		5,266	70	14	2,150
1946		4,843	67	14	2,014
1945		3,981	64	< 5	--
1944		4,389	59	14	1,969
1943		4,658	57	25	1,429
1942		4,655	56	23	1,487
1941		3,963	61	21	1,522
1940		3,805	61	20	1,562
1939		4,243	52	15	1,863
1938		4,276	54	12	2,163
1937		3,926	59	26	1,339
1936		3,634	59	20	1,535
1935		3,709	58	15	1,904
1934		3,726	62	13	2,105
1933		3,146	76	18	1,697
1932		2,917	84	12	2,299
1931		2,557	97	13	2,199
1930		2,542	98	14	2,157
1929		2,212	112	8	3,207
1928		1,890	128	6	4,083
1927		1,631	147	10	2,878
1926		1,467	160	10	2,877
1925		1,309	173	7	3,682
1924		1,145	190	8	3,457
1923		999	201	5	4,786
1922		972	204	< 5	--
1921		891	214	< 5	--
1920		958	203	7	3,765
1919		991	192	< 5	--
1918		1,086	184	8	3,324
1917		1,029	184	9	2,912
1916		1,221	162	5	4,417
1915		1,121	163	6	3,763
1914		1,065	139	< 5	--
1913		879	138	9	2,064
1912		821	136	< 5	--
1911		535	151	< 5	--
1910		553	147	< 5	--
1909		470	152	< 5	--
1908		443	154	< 5	--
1907		387	162	< 5	--
1906		358	161	< 5	--
1905		303	173	< 5	--
1904		278	176	< 5	--
1903		288	169	< 5	--
1902		266	175	< 5	--
1901		214	196	< 5	--
1900		287	183	< 5	--
1899		185	203	< 5	--
1898		199	206	< 5	--
1897		206	193	< 5	--
1896		185	206	< 5	--
1895		162	214	< 5	--
1894		168	206	< 5	--
1893		134	226	< 5	--
1892		160	199	< 5	--
1891		115	225	< 5	--
1890		154	193	< 5	--
1889		123	207	< 5	--
1888		142	189	< 5	--
1887		112	189	< 5	--
1886		104	194	< 5	--
1885		107	179	< 5	--
1884		95	186	< 5	--
1883		73	203	< 5	--
1882		95	165	< 5	--
1881		79	170	< 5	--
1880		80	166	< 5	--

United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.