NameTides

Sally

Sally was the #1,150 girls' name in the US in 2025 (201 babies), and #1,079 in England & Wales and #1,218 in Canada.

Sally as a girl’s name

  • US
  • England & Wales
  • Scotland
  • Northern Ireland
  • Ireland
  • Canada
  • NSW
Sally as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020IrelandScotlandCanadaUSEngland & Wales
Sally as a girl’s name, US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada, NSWBabies per 1,000 in the published list, 1880–2025, for US, England & Wales, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Ireland, Canada. Gaps mark years with too few babies to be published.01.252.53.7551880192019602000
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex in each published list. New South Wales publishes its top 100 only, so it appears in the rank view and only in years the name made the top 100. Breaks in a line are years with too few babies to be published.
Show the numbers
YearUSEngland & WalesScotlandNorthern IrelandIrelandCanadaNSW
2025#1,150 (201)#1,079 (31)#780 (3)—#239 (18)#1,218 (21)—
2024#1,095 (225)#1,743 (17)—#337 (4)#342 (11)#1,617 (14)—
2023#1,324 (171)#2,346 (11)——#262 (15)#1,312 (18)—
2022#1,336 (176)#1,180 (28)——#284 (15)#1,550 (14)—
2021#1,223 (192)#1,311 (24)#792 (3)#446 (3)#390 (10)#1,335 (18)—
2020#1,165 (200)#1,687 (17)——#355 (11)#1,059 (24)—
2019#1,392 (161)#1,153 (29)#493 (6)—#247 (19)#922 (29)—
2018#1,210 (195)#1,887 (15)—#434 (3)#336 (13)#1,301 (18)—
2017#1,051 (245)#1,296 (26)#446 (7)—#301 (15)#1,049 (24)—
2016#1,184 (211)#1,211 (28)#413 (8)—#359 (12)#1,191 (21)—
2015#1,139 (222)#1,007 (35)—#312 (5)#210 (25)#1,115 (22)—
2014#1,173 (209)#963 (38)#603 (5)—#353 (13)#1,151 (22)—
2013#1,116 (218)#982 (37)#564 (5)#255 (7)#273 (18)#1,364 (17)—
2012#1,179 (208)#801 (48)#426 (8)—#280 (18)#865 (31)—
2011#1,157 (212)#714 (54)#810 (3)#363 (4)#340 (14)#1,056 (24)—

The tide so far

  • Peaked in the US in 1938 at #54.
  • Holding steady over the last five years.
  • In the US records since the data begins in 1880.

How common is it?

about 1 in 8,000 baby girls in the published US list for 2025.

In a group of 1,000 children born that year, you would expect to meet fewer than 1. How we work this out.

How common, country by country

WhereSexLatest yearShareVerdict
USGirls2025about 1 in 8,000uncommon
England & WalesGirls2025about 1 in 8,200uncommon
ScotlandGirls2025about 1 in 6,000uncommon
IrelandGirls2025about 1 in 1,200uncommon
CanadaGirls2025about 1 in 7,100uncommon

Next year

On its recent trend, Sally is likely to keep rising in the US in 2026: about 1 in 7,500 baby girls. Likely range 1 in 6,100 to 1 in 9,200.

Estimate, not an official figure. How we estimate.

Across the US

Sally by state, 2025Alaska: fewer than 5 babiesAKMaine: fewer than 5 babiesMEWisconsin: fewer than 5 babiesWIVermont: fewer than 5 babiesVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 babiesNHWashington: #1,046WAIdaho: fewer than 5 babiesIDMontana: fewer than 5 babiesMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 babiesMNIllinois: #1,113ILMichigan: fewer than 5 babiesMINew York: #1,028NYMassachusetts: #564MAOregon: fewer than 5 babiesORNevada: fewer than 5 babiesNVWyoming: fewer than 5 babiesWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 babiesSDIowa: fewer than 5 babiesIAIndiana: #1,032INOhio: fewer than 5 babiesOHPennsylvania: #1,231PANew Jersey: fewer than 5 babiesNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 babiesCTRhode Island: fewer than 5 babiesRICalifornia: #1,409CAUtah: #704UTColorado: #789CONebraska: fewer than 5 babiesNEMissouri: #926MOKentucky: fewer than 5 babiesKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 babiesWVVirginia: #758VAMaryland: fewer than 5 babiesMDDelaware: fewer than 5 babiesDEArizona: #1,040AZNew Mexico: fewer than 5 babiesNMKansas: fewer than 5 babiesKSArkansas: fewer than 5 babiesARTennessee: #1,127TNNorth Carolina: #729NCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 babiesSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 babiesDCOklahoma: #546OKLouisiana: fewer than 5 babiesLAMississippi: fewer than 5 babiesMSAlabama: #716ALGeorgia: #915GAHawaii: fewer than 5 babiesHITexas: #1,615TXFlorida: #1,685FL
Sally (girls) rank in each state, 2025. Hatched states recorded fewer than 5 babies.
  • #1–10
  • #11–50
  • #51–100
  • #101–500
  • below #500

Spellings

Official statistics count each spelling separately, so we show them side by side rather than adding them up.

SpellingWhereSexLatest rankBabies
SallyCanadaGirls#1,21821
SallyEngland & WalesGirls#1,07931
SallyIrelandGirls#23918
SallyNorthern IrelandGirls—too few
SallyNSWGirls—too few
SallyScotlandGirls#7803
SallyUSGirls#1,150201
SallyUSBoys—too few