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Girl name

Salli

100% girls · last recorded 1991

Salli has been given to about 679 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1956, which makes it a midcentury name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 578
Median age today67 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Salli per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year1956 · 31
  • Born in 20250
  • All time679

How popular is Salli?

Its best year was 1956, when 31 babies were given the name, ranking 1963rd. The typical living American called Salli is about 67 years old today.

Names that sound like Salli

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Kalli0.82
  2. Calli0.82
  3. Sally0.79
  4. Ali0.78
  5. Kali0.78
  6. Cali0.78
  7. Hali0.78
  8. Sallie0.71

Middle names for Salli

Ranked by flow score
  1. Salli Catherine0.84
  2. Salli Josephine0.84
  3. Salli Rose0.83
  4. Salli Marie0.83
  5. Salli Grace0.83
  6. Salli Jane0.83

Sibling names for Salli

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Gwensister · 0.72
  2. Margosister · 0.71
  3. Pennysister · 0.68
  4. Rockybrother · 0.67
  5. Dannybrother · 0.65
  6. Jaybrother · 0.63

Where Salli is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Salli Reyes0.78
    2. Salli Nguyen0.78
    3. Salli Moore0.78
    4. Salli Lee0.78
    5. Salli Hall0.78
    6. Salli Green0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Salli

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.