Sally
Pronounced S AE1 L IY0 (ARPABET)
- 2 syllables
- Peaked 1947
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Sally?
Sally is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 256,473 children — the 178th most common girls' name on record.
Its use has been broadly flat across the past two decades. Its best single year was 1947, when 5,888 children were given it.
Sallie is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Sally and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Sallie
Characteristics
- 2 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S AE1 L IY0
- Stress pattern:
- 10
- Syllables:
- 2
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Sally
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Sally
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Sally?
- Sally ranks 178th among girls' names in US records, with 256,473 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 2,218.
- Is Sally a unisex name?
- No. Sally is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Sally most popular?
- 1947, when 5,888 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Sally spelled?
- Sallie. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.