Feminine dossier · first seen 1880
Sallie
Endangered
Down 96.4% from peak
Peak era
1916
Peak births
912
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Greatest Generation
Quick answers about Sallie
How many people are named Sallie?
An estimated 8,853 living Americans are named Sallie.
How rare is Sallie?
Sallie is very rare among babies today, with 33 girls receiving the name in 2025, down 96.4% from its 1916 peak.
How old is the typical Sallie?
The median age of a living American named Sallie is approximately 67 years, with most bearers falling between 53 and 76 years old.
Is Sallie still popular?
No. Sallie is endangered as a baby name, down 96.4% from its 1916 peak with 33 births in 2025.
Where is Sallie most common?
Sallie has its strongest geographic signal in South Carolina, where it appears 5.4× more often than the national baseline.
1880Peak 19162025
Peak year
1916
Decline from peak
96.4%
2025
33
All-time
49,961
Where it lives now
Sallie is most concentrated in South Carolina — about 4.9× the national rate in the 1930s.
States where Sallie is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.