Sally

Sally: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning: “princess”
Origin: English
Say it: SAL-ee · 2 syllables
Used for: Girls

Originally an English pet form of Sarah, from Hebrew meaning 'princess'. Sally became widely used as an independent name in English.

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How popular is Sally?

202467.0 per million US babies

Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

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Babies named Sally in 2024223

2024 rank#1,098 girls

Peak year1938

Total US babies since 1880205,673

Sally is steady now but far below its 1938 peak.

Names like Sally

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

Sadieprincess · Hebrew
Sarahprincess · Hebrew
Saraprincess · Hebrew
Zarablooming flower · Arabic
Zadieprincess · Hebrew
Sallieprincess · English
Oliviaolive tree · English
Evelyndesired; little bird · English

Sally questions

What does the name Sally mean?

Sally means "princess". It comes from English. Originally an English pet form of Sarah, from Hebrew meaning 'princess'. Sally became widely used as an independent name in English.

Is Sally a boy or girl name?

Sally is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).

How popular is Sally?

223 US babies were named Sally in 2024. Its peak year was 1938.

How do you pronounce Sally?

Sally is usually pronounced SAL-ee.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.