Fun Facts About the Name Sallie
- A favorite of earlier generations: Sallie appeared in the U.S. top 100 in 2 separate runs, totaling 20 years. Its last run lasted 4 consecutive years, from 1897 through 1900.
- More than 50 thousand babies named Sallie: U.S. records list 50,096 babies given the name Sallie from 1880 through 2025. Even 135 boys received the name Sallie - about 1 boy for every 370 girls.
What Does the Name Sallie Mean?
Sallie is an English name meaning 'princess,' from the Hebrew name Sarah. The Hebrew name Sarah (שָׂרָה) is usually explained as 'princess' or 'lady,' and it is related to the Hebrew word sar, meaning 'prince' or 'ruler.' The literal sense is a woman of high rank or nobility; 'princess' is the customary English translation. Sallie does not have a separate root meaning of its own. It arose as a pet form of Sarah, with the spelling Sallie used alongside Sally.
Sallie Name History & Origins
Sarah appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Abraham and the mother of Isaac. Because of that biblical role, the name was known in Christian Europe, though it was not especially common in medieval England. It became more widely used in the English-speaking world after the Protestant Reformation, particularly among Puritans in the 17th century. The familiar English form Sally developed as a pet form of Sarah; Sallie is a variant spelling of that pet form, not a separate name from a different language.
Pet forms like Sally and Sallie belong to a broader English habit of altering given names in informal use. The change from Sarah to Sally is an informal alteration: the r gave way to l, and the ending became -y, a familiar English pet-form pattern. By the 18th and 19th centuries, Sally was a common everyday form of Sarah, and Sallie appeared as an alternative spelling. In the United States, Sallie has been used as a given name in its own right, while still being understood as a form of Sarah.
How Popular is the Name Sallie?
Sallie recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 1916. Sallie ranked among the top 100 U.S. names from 1880 through 1895, then returned in 1897 and remained through 1900.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,340 | 33 | 0.0021% |
| 2024 | #6,099 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2023 | #5,704 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 2022 | #5,945 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 2021 | #6,125 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 2020 | #6,283 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 2019 | #6,373 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 2018 | #5,434 | 24 | 0.0014% |
| 2017 | #5,639 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2016 | #4,821 | 29 | 0.0016% |
| 2015 | #5,430 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2014 | #5,289 | 26 | 0.0015% |
| 2013 | #6,977 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2012 | #4,471 | 33 | 0.0019% |
| 2011 | #5,513 | 25 | 0.0014% |
| 2010 | #7,456 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 2009 | #8,382 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,116 | 29 | 0.0015% |
| 2007 | #5,667 | 25 | 0.0013% |
| 2006 | #3,778 | 41 | 0.0022% |
| 2005 | #3,861 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2004 | #4,470 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2003 | #4,095 | 33 | 0.0018% |
| 2002 | #4,055 | 32 | 0.0018% |
| 2001 | #3,534 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 2000 | #3,582 | 37 | 0.0020% |
| 1999 | #3,492 | 36 | 0.0020% |
| 1998 | #2,959 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1997 | #3,024 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1996 | #3,014 | 40 | 0.0023% |
| 1995 | #2,780 | 44 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #3,086 | 38 | 0.0021% |
| 1993 | #2,758 | 44 | 0.0024% |
| 1992 | #2,480 | 52 | 0.0028% |
| 1991 | #2,344 | 55 | 0.0029% |
| 1990 | #2,225 | 58 | 0.0031% |
| 1989 | #2,045 | 62 | 0.0034% |
| 1988 | #2,007 | 60 | 0.0034% |
| 1987 | #1,912 | 60 | 0.0035% |
| 1986 | #1,810 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 1985 | #1,851 | 61 | 0.0035% |
| 1984 | #1,580 | 72 | 0.0043% |
| 1983 | #1,661 | 67 | 0.0040% |
| 1982 | #1,767 | 63 | 0.0037% |
| 1981 | #1,659 | 70 | 0.0042% |
| 1980 | #1,490 | 81 | 0.0049% |
| 1979 | #1,441 | 85 | 0.0053% |
| 1978 | #1,647 | 65 | 0.0042% |
| 1977 | #1,574 | 69 | 0.0045% |
| 1976 | #1,404 | 76 | 0.0052% |
| 1975 | #1,239 | 93 | 0.0064% |
| 1974 | #1,196 | 94 | 0.0064% |
| 1973 | #1,223 | 87 | 0.0060% |
| 1972 | #1,189 | 91 | 0.0060% |
| 1971 | #1,157 | 101 | 0.0061% |
| 1970 | #1,023 | 121 | 0.0069% |
| 1969 | #998 | 118 | 0.0070% |
| 1968 | #852 | 145 | 0.0088% |
| 1967 | #870 | 137 | 0.0083% |
| 1966 | #751 | 172 | 0.0102% |
| 1965 | #697 | 200 | 0.0113% |
| 1964 | #632 | 260 | 0.0137% |
| 1963 | #654 | 240 | 0.0125% |
| 1962 | #581 | 290 | 0.0147% |
| 1961 | #514 | 361 | 0.0179% |
| 1960 | #508 | 361 | 0.0179% |
| 1959 | #529 | 335 | 0.0166% |
| 1958 | #537 | 328 | 0.0163% |
| 1957 | #503 | 357 | 0.0175% |
| 1956 | #515 | 330 | 0.0164% |
| 1955 | #465 | 382 | 0.0195% |
| 1954 | #418 | 431 | 0.0222% |
| 1953 | #415 | 432 | 0.0230% |
| 1952 | #396 | 439 | 0.0237% |
| 1951 | #367 | 483 | 0.0268% |
| 1950 | #368 | 474 | 0.0277% |
| 1949 | #357 | 488 | 0.0285% |
| 1948 | #346 | 503 | 0.0296% |
| 1947 | #315 | 605 | 0.0341% |
| 1946 | #326 | 528 | 0.0336% |
| 1945 | #313 | 462 | 0.0353% |
| 1944 | #299 | 507 | 0.0382% |
| 1943 | #305 | 523 | 0.0375% |
| 1942 | #297 | 533 | 0.0395% |
| 1941 | #289 | 500 | 0.0414% |
| 1940 | #287 | 479 | 0.0419% |
| 1939 | #273 | 512 | 0.0467% |
| 1938 | #261 | 582 | 0.0527% |
| 1937 | #280 | 493 | 0.0463% |
| 1936 | #266 | 521 | 0.0501% |
| 1935 | #258 | 588 | 0.0561% |
| 1934 | #266 | 539 | 0.0516% |
| 1933 | #256 | 569 | 0.0565% |
| 1932 | #268 | 555 | 0.0520% |
| 1931 | #268 | 537 | 0.0504% |
| 1930 | #264 | 564 | 0.0501% |
| 1929 | #253 | 624 | 0.0559% |
| 1928 | #256 | 635 | 0.0551% |
| 1927 | #259 | 654 | 0.0548% |
| 1926 | #250 | 689 | 0.0581% |
| 1925 | #233 | 791 | 0.0650% |
| 1924 | #234 | 783 | 0.0627% |
| 1923 | #230 | 791 | 0.0656% |
| 1922 | #238 | 757 | 0.0630% |
| 1921 | #233 | 782 | 0.0634% |
| 1920 | #231 | 803 | 0.0670% |
| 1919 | #208 | 897 | 0.0794% |
| 1918 | #216 | 850 | 0.0734% |
| 1917 | #214 | 807 | 0.0746% |
| 1916 | #196 | 912 | 0.0873% |
| 1915 | #212 | 781 | 0.0794% |
| 1914 | #178 | 760 | 0.0998% |
| 1913 | #178 | 656 | 0.1050% |
| 1912 | #164 | 637 | 0.1141% |
| 1911 | #159 | 509 | 0.1217% |
| 1910 | #144 | 569 | 0.1435% |
| 1909 | #150 | 472 | 0.1359% |
| 1908 | #141 | 489 | 0.1463% |
| 1907 | #135 | 492 | 0.1544% |
| 1906 | #122 | 520 | 0.1761% |
| 1905 | #105 | 607 | 0.2082% |
| 1904 | #123 | 483 | 0.1754% |
| 1903 | #110 | 523 | 0.1996% |
| 1902 | #108 | 556 | 0.2105% |
| 1901 | #110 | 488 | 0.2039% |
| 1900 | #98 | 676 | 0.2255% |
| 1899 | #100 | 544 | 0.2335% |
| 1898 | #100 | 598 | 0.2311% |
| 1897 | #98 | 545 | 0.2327% |
| 1896 | #101 | 498 | 0.2093% |
| 1895 | #92 | 573 | 0.2453% |
| 1894 | #90 | 584 | 0.2620% |
| 1893 | #94 | 516 | 0.2424% |
| 1892 | #84 | 582 | 0.2741% |
| 1891 | #75 | 569 | 0.3068% |
| 1890 | #80 | 571 | 0.2999% |
| 1889 | #77 | 525 | 0.2943% |
| 1888 | #70 | 633 | 0.3544% |
| 1887 | #69 | 525 | 0.3596% |
| 1886 | #73 | 490 | 0.3390% |
| 1885 | #73 | 457 | 0.3435% |
| 1884 | #69 | 494 | 0.3829% |
| 1883 | #72 | 409 | 0.3641% |
| 1882 | #63 | 487 | 0.4516% |
| 1881 | #63 | 416 | 0.4524% |
| 1880 | #64 | 404 | 0.4440% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | #4,184 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1939 | #3,897 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1938 | #3,477 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1937 | #3,472 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1934 | #4,129 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1931 | #4,241 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1930 | #2,979 | 9 | 0.0008% |
| 1928 | #3,650 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1927 | #4,698 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #3,339 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1923 | #3,763 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1920 | #4,204 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1919 | #4,692 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1918 | #4,700 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1917 | #4,476 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1916 | #4,417 | 5 | 0.0006% |
| 1914 | #2,864 | 7 | 0.0011% |
| 1913 | #2,753 | 6 | 0.0012% |
| 1912 | #2,499 | 6 | 0.0014% |
| 1911 | #1,709 | 6 | 0.0027% |
| 1900 | #1,474 | 5 | 0.0033% |
| 1899 | #1,038 | 6 | 0.0056% |
| 1897 | #1,200 | 5 | 0.0044% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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