How Many People Are Named Sallie?
An estimated 10,701 people in the United States have the first name Sallie. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 67 years old, and Sallie peaked in popularity in 1916 with 917 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sallie as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sallie paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Sallie is overwhelmingly female, 135 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
- With an average bearer age of 67, Sallie is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1969.
Estimated Living Americans
10,701
About 1 in 32,030 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.7% confidence
Average Age
67
years old
Peak Year
1916
917 births
Total Registered
50,063
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sallie
Sallie is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 50,063 total births registered, 99.7% were female.
Sallie as a male name
Ranked #4,184 in 1952
5 male births in 1952
Peak: 1930 (9 births)
Sallie as a female name
Ranked #6,099 in 2024
20 female births in 2024
Peak: 1916 (912 births)
Sallie: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sallie span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1910s, when 7,423 babies were registered. Sallie has declined significantly from its peak in the 1910s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sallie by Decade
How has Sallie tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 4,840 | 0 | 4,840 | |
| 1890s | 5,591 | 11 | 5,580 | |
| 1900s | 5,311 | 5 | 5,306 | |
| 1910s | 7,423 | 45 | 7,378 | |
| 1920s | 7,342 | 33 | 7,309 | |
| 1930s | 5,496 | 36 | 5,460 | |
| 1940s | 5,128 | 0 | 5,128 | |
| 1950s | 3,996 | 5 | 3,991 | |
| 1960s | 2,284 | 0 | 2,284 | |
| 1970s | 882 | 0 | 882 | |
| 1980s | 659 | 0 | 659 | |
| 1990s | 451 | 0 | 451 | |
| 2000s | 319 | 0 | 319 | |
| 2010s | 239 | 0 | 239 | |
| 2020s | 102 | 0 | 102 | |
Sallie by State
Birth registrations for Sallie span all 36 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina. The lowest are in Nebraska, Minnesota, Connecticut. On average, about 840 Sallies were registered per state.
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Sallie: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sallie?
We estimate approximately 10,701 people named Sallie are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 32,030 Americans share this first name.
Is Sallie a common name?
Sallie is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 97.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 50,063 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sallie most popular?
Sallie reached peak popularity in 1916, when 917 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sallie is approximately 67 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sallie a female name?
Sallie is predominantly female. 99.7% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sallie Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sallie Smith, Sallie Johnson, Sallie Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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