How Many People Are Named Sallye?
An estimated 349 people in the United States have the first name Sallye. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 74 years old, and Sallye peaked in popularity in 1942 with 33 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sallye 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 Sallye paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- With an average bearer age of 74, Sallye is a vintage name most associated with earlier generations. Most living bearers were born before 1962.
Estimated Living Americans
349
About 1 in 982,104 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Female
100.0% confidence
Average Age
74
years old
Peak Year
1942
33 births
Total Registered
1,067
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sallye
Sallye is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 1,067 total births registered, 100.0% were female.
Sallye as a female name
Ranked #9,962 in 1983
6 female births in 1983
Peak: 1942 (33 births)
Sallye: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sallye span from the 1880s to the 1980s, covering 11 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1940s, when 249 babies were registered. Sallye has declined significantly from its peak in the 1940s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Sallye by Decade
How has Sallye 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.
Sallye by State
Birth registrations for Sallye span all 4 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in Texas, Tennessee, Louisiana. The lowest are in Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee. On average, about 24 Sallyes were registered per state.
Sallye + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sallye as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sallye
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sallye: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sallye?
We estimate approximately 349 people named Sallye 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 982,104 Americans share this first name.
Is Sallye a common name?
Sallye is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 80.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 1,067 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sallye most popular?
Sallye reached peak popularity in 1942, when 33 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sallye is approximately 74 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sallye a female name?
Sallye is predominantly female. 100.0% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sallye Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sallye Smith, Sallye Johnson, Sallye 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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