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Sallie

girl name
Origin
English
Syllables
2
Peak era
1890s/1900s
Today
▬ Steady

Meaning

variant of Sally, pet form of Sarah, traditionally 'princess'

The story

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Sallie's name family

One shared root links 5 names across 2 languages.

Shared root: from Hebrew sarah "princess", the matriarch renamed from Sarai

The constellation

SallieEnglish · short formSarahHebrew

More branches

SaraiHebrew · biblical formSallyEnglish · short formSadieEnglish · short form

Popularity, 1890–2024

peak 1890s2020s

Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Sallie peaked in the 1890s and the 1900s in nearly equal measure.

When you meet Sallie

Most people given the name Sallie in the United States were born between 1940 and 1979. The Sallie you meet today is most often in her 60s or 70s.

Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.

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