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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Sallye

Sallye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 1118th; the most babies were born in 1942 (33). More babies were named Sallye in the 1940s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
No babies recorded in the last five years2021–2025
Peak year
194233 babies
Total since 1880
1,067babies recorded

Sallye popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020——
2010——
2000——
1990——
1980——
1970#7,7936
1960#5,1008
1950#2,41718
1940#1,63124
1930#1,80521
1920#2,87012
1910#1,50611
1900——
1890#1,5055
1880——

How popular is Sallye, counting every spelling?

Sallye has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Sallye?

About 400 people born in the US named Sallye are alive today, with a median age of 76; half are between 68 and 82. That makes Sallye a name most people associate with older generations.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Sallye by state

How common Sallye was among girls born in each state in 1940–1944, around its peak. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: fewer than 5 a yearCA–Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTN0.03North Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearNC–South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: 0.04 per 1,000 babiesLA0.04Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesTX0.03Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Sallye, girls, 1940–1944. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Sallye: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sallye, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Sallye

How popular is the name Sallye?

Sallye was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1888, when it ranked 1118th; the most babies were born in 1942 (33). More babies were named Sallye in the 1940s than in any other decade.

Is Sallye a boy or girl name?

No babies were given the name in 2021–2025. Historically it was given to 1,067 girls and 0 boys.

Where was Sallye most popular?

In 1940–1944, Sallye was most common in Louisiana (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by Tennessee and Texas.