Sally

Origin	Gender	Meaning
Spanish	Girl	saviour

Fun Facts about the name Sally

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Yllas

Scrabble Score

8 points

Dictionary Definition

v. i. defined as: "To leap or rush out; to burst forth; to issue suddenly; as a body of troops from a fortified place to attack besiegers; to make a sally."

Similar & Rhyming Names

O'ReillyShellySallieSilyaTilly

Popularity of Sally

Popularity Analysis

The name Sally first appeared in the social security administration database in 1880. Its highest recorded popularity was in 1939 when it reached rank #52. It broke into the top 100 for 26 years. As of 2004, it ranked #918.

Year	Rank	Gender	% of Total Gender
2004	918	Female	0.0131%
2002	874	Female	0.0132%
2001	790	Female	0.0151%
2000	706	Female	0.0165%
1999	693	Female	0.0168%
1998	693	Female	0.0168%
1997	656	Female	0.0177%
1996	623	Female	0.0190%
1995	587	Female	0.0202%
1994	578	Female	0.0203%
1993	540	Female	0.0225%
1992	495	Female	0.0247%
1991	462	Female	0.0261%
1990	449	Female	0.0268%
1989	453	Female	0.0269%
1988	428	Female	0.0282%
1987	423	Female	0.0281%
1986	390	Female	0.0321%
1985	401	Female	0.0305%
1984	373	Female	0.0340%
1983	345	Female	0.0369%
1982	368	Female	0.0349%
1981	334	Female	0.0398%
1980	327	Female	0.0415%
1979	321	Female	0.0426%
1978	296	Female	0.0472%
1977	303	Female	0.0480%
1976	264	Female	0.0571%
1975	256	Female	0.0609%
1974	263	Female	0.0612%
1973	262	Female	0.0614%
1972	282	Female	0.0566%
1971	272	Female	0.0606%
1970	249	Female	0.0683%
1969	230	Female	0.0743%
1968	216	Female	0.0821%
1967	193	Female	0.0956%
1966	179	Female	0.1044%
1965	162	Female	0.1270%
1964	149	Female	0.1384%
1963	147	Female	0.1381%
1962	136	Female	0.1565%
1961	133	Female	0.1669%
1960	123	Female	0.1805%
1959	114	Female	0.1956%
1958	112	Female	0.2084%
1957	115	Female	0.1906%
1956	105	Female	0.2112%
1955	95	Female	0.2337%
1954	84	Female	0.2552%
1953	81	Female	0.2687%
1952	81	Female	0.2649%
1951	77	Female	0.2781%
1950	78	Female	0.2771%
1949	77	Female	0.2719%
1948	72	Female	0.2878%
1947	70	Female	0.2895%
1946	68	Female	0.3002%
1945	64	Female	0.2952%
1944	59	Female	0.3216%
1943	57	Female	0.3244%
1942	56	Female	0.3349%
1941	61	Female	0.3182%
1940	61	Female	0.3221%
1939	52	Female	0.3743%
1938	54	Female	0.3746%
1937	59	Female	0.3565%
1936	59	Female	0.3374%
1935	58	Female	0.3411%
1934	62	Female	0.3442%
1933	76	Female	0.3012%
1932	84	Female	0.2634%
1931	97	Female	0.2315%
1930	99	Female	0.2181%
1929	112	Female	0.1914%
1928	128	Female	0.1580%
1927	147	Female	0.1320%
1926	160	Female	0.1194%
1925	173	Female	0.1035%
1924	190	Female	0.0883%
1923	201	Female	0.0797%
1922	204	Female	0.0781%
1921	214	Female	0.0696%
1920	202	Female	0.0771%
1919	192	Female	0.0843%
1918	184	Female	0.0903%
1917	184	Female	0.0915%
1916	162	Female	0.1125%
1915	163	Female	0.1095%
1914	139	Female	0.1336%
1913	139	Female	0.1340%
1912	136	Female	0.1398%
1911	151	Female	0.1214%
1910	147	Female	0.1316%
1909	152	Female	0.1277%
1908	154	Female	0.1250%
1907	162	Female	0.1147%
1906	161	Female	0.1142%
1905	173	Female	0.0978%
1904	176	Female	0.0951%
1903	169	Female	0.1035%
1902	175	Female	0.0949%
1901	196	Female	0.0842%
1900	182	Female	0.0909%
1899	203	Female	0.0747%
1898	206	Female	0.0726%
1897	193	Female	0.0830%
1896	206	Female	0.0734%
1895	214	Female	0.0656%
1894	206	Female	0.0712%
1893	226	Female	0.0595%
1892	199	Female	0.0711%
1891	225	Female	0.0585%
1890	193	Female	0.0764%
1889	207	Female	0.0650%
1888	189	Female	0.0750%
1887	189	Female	0.0721%
1886	194	Female	0.0676%
1885	179	Female	0.0754%
1884	186	Female	0.0690%
1883	203	Female	0.0608%
1882	165	Female	0.0821%
1881	170	Female	0.0799%
1880	166	Female	0.0820%

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