Girls name
Sally
Sally is a girls' name given to 195,979 girls in the United States since 1910, peaking in 1947 with 5,265 births. It has appeared in 51 states, and reached its highest rank of 16th among girls names in New Hampshire in 1939.
Which states favor Sally
Sally by state
Top states by all-time births named Sally. States with a full trend page are linked; the rest show all-time totals from the same SSA data.
| Rank | State | All-time births | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | 17,913 | #1076 (2025) |
| 2 | California | 17,140 | #1469 (2025) |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | 14,767 | #1368 (2025) |
| 4 | Michigan | 13,768 | #1199 (2024) |
| 5 | Ohio | 12,796 | #932 (2024) |
| 6 | Illinois | 10,917 | #1216 (2025) |
| 7 | Texas | 8,948 | #1697 (2025) |
| 8 | Wisconsin | 6,411 | #857 (2016) |
| 9 | Massachusetts | 6,008 | #611 (2025) |
| 10 | Indiana | 5,629 | #1178 (2025) |
| 11 | New Jersey | 4,398 | #1027 (2023) |
| 12 | Missouri | 4,362 | #1059 (2025) |
| 13 | Washington | 4,301 | #1221 (2025) |
| 14 | Minnesota | 4,071 | #854 (2024) |
| 15 | North Carolina | 3,987 | #769 (2025) |
| 16 | Iowa | 3,944 | #680 (2020) |
| 17 | Georgia | 3,420 | #976 (2025) |
| 18 | Virginia | 3,295 | #831 (2025) |
| 19 | Kentucky | 3,065 | #561 (2022) |
| 20 | Florida | 2,865 | #1847 (2025) |
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (public domain).