Sally

Boy · recorded 1913–1992

  • 1992last recorded
  • 1937best year

Most popular in 1937.

Last recorded in 1992. Fewer than five boys a year have been given it since, so it's a true rarity.

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Meaning

We don’t have a verified meaning for Sally.

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Its story

Popularity since 1913

0122419131933195319721992

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Per million boys born. Years with fewer than five births are not in the record, so the line breaks rather than dropping to zero.
See the 61 recorded years as a table
Sally, per million boys born. Years absent from the table had fewer than five births.
YearPer million
191318
19157
19166
191710
19188
19207
19235
19247
19256
19269
19279
19285
19297
193013
193113
193211
193318
193413
193514
193619
193724
193811
193914
194017
194117
194217
194318
194410
19469
19478
19486
19496
19503
19516
19525
19536
19542
19555
19565
19576
19587
19594
19606
19613
19625
19635
19645
19654
19663
19685
19694
19705
19744
19754
19764
19803
19813
19873
19903
19913
19923

Where it’s loved

Most popular in these states

Sally isn’t concentrated in any one state. Either it’s spread evenly, or no state reaches the 25 births over three years needed before a rate means anything.

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The numbers

Every figure

Births in 1992
5
Rank in 1992
#8,435
How rare
1 in 399,481 boys
Since 1913
647

Sally was last recorded in 1992. Fewer than five boys have been given the name in any year since, which is the point below which the record stops reporting.

Most popular in 1937, at 24 per million boys born.

There isn’t enough data for a ten-year trend: Sally doesn’t appear in both ends of that window.

Figures from the US Social Security Administration’s 2025 release. How these numbers are made.