The first name Sallie
A girl’s name.
2 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A less common spelling of Sally; see -ie.
Sallie is a short form of
.From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
Sallie last appeared in the official list in 2008, given to 4 girls. It peaked in 1997, with 8 births (#1,958).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Sallie with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Sallie at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 33 girls born in the United States were named Sallie, the 4,340th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 1916, when 912 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Famous people named Sallie
5 on Wikidata, most written-about first
- Sallie W. ChisholmAmerican oceanographer, marine biologist, born 1947
- Sallie BaliunasAmerican astronomer, born 1953
- Sallie McFagueAmerican feminist and theologian, 1933–2019
- Sallie HarmsenDutch actress, born 1989
- Sallie KrawcheckAmerican businesswoman, born 1964
Questions
- What does the name Sallie mean?
- A less common spelling of Sally; see -ie.
- How popular is the name Sallie?
- In 2008, 4 girls born in England and Wales were named Sallie, ranking 4,524th. Its peak was 1997, with 8 births.
- Is Sallie a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 50,096 US babies named Sallie since 1880 were girls.
- When was Sallie most popular?
- 1916 in the United States, when 912 babies were named Sallie, its highest rank at 196th.