Salley

SA-lee /ˈsæli/
girl 2 syllables fading

Salley is a rare variant of Sally that was most common in the 1950s and has all but disappeared.

Salley is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1985. Salley was first reported in SSA data in 1894 and peaked in 1952 (17 births).

About the name Salley

PronunciationSA-lee /ˈsæli/
17peak births 1952
1894first in SSA data

Names similar to Salley

How popular is Salley?

Girls named Salley
1894190019201940196019801985
Girls named Salley per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1894–1985 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1985) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Salley total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19858—#8,146
19788—#7,484
19766—#8,969
19755—#10,242
19737—#7,261
19705—#9,030
19699—#5,371
19686—#6,852
19647—#5,899
19628—#5,210
19617—#5,733
196010—#4,404
19585—#6,843
19576—#5,954
19568—#4,765
195517—#2,823
19548—#4,585
19537—#4,951
195217—#2,658
195113—#3,083
19509—#3,913
194913—#2,971
19488—#4,152
19476—#5,200
194613—#2,862
19449—#3,333
19435—#5,256
194216—#2,298
19417—#3,893
19408—#3,464
193911—#2,721
19386—#4,268
19377—#3,739
19369—#3,064
19358—#3,382
19345—#4,862
19325—#4,991
19308—#3,617
19276—#4,722
19267—#4,245
19258—#3,977
19246—#4,965
19236—#4,888
19225—#5,672
19206—#4,894
19198—#3,759
19186—#4,737
19178—#3,664
19168—#3,502
19159—#3,100
19147—#3,132
18946—#1,466