Meaning and history
Sallie is an English spelling variant of Sally, traditionally a diminutive of Sarah. Sarah comes from Hebrew Sarah, meaning “princess” or “noblewoman.” In Genesis, Sarah is the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac, giving the name lasting Jewish, Christian, and Islamic significance. Sallie became widely used as an independent name in the nineteenth century. Notable bearers include American theologian Sallie McFague and American business executive Sallie Krawcheck.
20062006: 41 births, rank #3,734
2007: 25 births, rank #5,526
2008: 29 births, rank #5,013
2009: 15 births, rank #8,058
2010: 17 births, rank #7,217
20112011: 25 births, rank #5,358
2012: 33 births, rank #4,387
2013: 18 births, rank #6,729
2014: 26 births, rank #5,163
2015: 25 births, rank #5,288
20162016: 29 births, rank #4,734
2017: 23 births, rank #5,517
2018: 24 births, rank #5,315
2019: 19 births, rank #6,176
2020: 19 births, rank #6,083
20212021: 20 births, rank #5,955
2022: 21 births, rank #5,793
2023: 22 births, rank #5,549
2024: 20 births, rank #5,962
20252025: 33 births, rank #4,265
Sallie moved from #852 to #998 for girls between 1968 and 1969. Its highest annual birth count came in 1916, with 912 births.