Sally has been given to about 205,876 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1947, which makes it a midcentury name.
Its best year was 1947, when 5,279 babies were given the name, ranking 70th. The typical living American called Sally is about 72 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oklahoma, where it accounts for 0.02% of births.
Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.