Sally is an English language feminine given name that originated as a hypocorism for Sarah .[ 1] r , which resulted in nicknames like Sally that substitute the letter r for l . Other examples include Dolly for Dorothy , Hallie for Harriet , Lolly for Laura , and Molly or Polly for Mary . Sally and spelling variant Sallie have also been in use as independent names since the 1700s. The name was popularized by cultural influences in the early 20th century, including the popular Broadway musical Sally Marilyn Miller played Sally on stage and a 1929 film . An earlier film featured Colleen Moore in the role of Sally. The popularity of performer Sally Rand also increased usage of Sally in the Anglosphere in the 1920s and 1930s. In the United States, the name was among the top 100 names for American girls until 1956. It reached the peak of its popularity in 1939, when it was the 52nd most popular names for American girls. It then declined in use, but had a brief increase in use in the late 1970s due to the influence of the American actress Sally Field .[ 2] [ 3] Salome and Salimeh, which are especially popular in the Eurasian country Georgia .[ 4]
People
Sally Field is among the most famous people named SallySally Ride was the first American female astronautActress Sally Kellerman Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates Sally Amaki , American singer based in JapanSally Armstrong (journalist) (born 1943), Canadian journalist, documentary filmmaker and human rights activistSally Baddock , New Zealand academic in the field of midwiferySally Barrington , British oncologist and medical researcherSally Belfrage (1936–1994), United States born British based 20th century non-fiction writer and international journalistSally Anne Bowman (1987–2005), British murder victimSally Boyden (cyclist) (born 1967), British track and road racing cyclistSally Boyden (singer) (born 1966), Australian singer and actorSally Bretton , British actressSally Carr (born 1945), Scottish singer, lead singer of the 1970s pop group Middle of the Road (band) Sally Clark (disambiguation) Sally Cluchey , American politicianSally Cockburn , Canadian-American mathematicianSally Cookson , British theatre directorSally Darr (1923–2023), American chefSally Davies (artist) (born 1956), Canadian painter and photographer, based in New York CityDame Sally Claire Davies (born 1949), British doctor and government health advisor
Sally Dexter (born 1960), British actressSally Douglas (1941–2001), British actressSally Ward Lawrence Hunt Armstrong Downs , also known as Sallie Ward, (1827–1896), American socialiteSally Dynevor (born 1963), British actressSally Field (born 1946), American actressSally Gunnell (born 1966), British hurdlerSally Hawkins (born 1976), British actressSally Hemings (c. 1773–1835), slave owned by Thomas Jefferson, believed to have had six children by himSally Hill , New Zealand academicSally Ann Howes (1930–2021), British-American singer and actressSarah "Sallie" A. Hughes (1847-1916), American preacherSally James (presenter) (born 1950), British TV presenterSally Jenkins (born 1960), American author and sports journalistSally-Anne Jones (1968–2017), British-born terrorist and UN-designated recruiter who is believed to have been killedSally Jones , British journalistSally Kellerman (1937–2022), American actress and singerSally Chepyego Kaptich (born 1985), Kenyan distance runnerSally Kirkland (born 1941), American actressSally Kohn (born 1977), American political commentatorSally Kosgei , Kenyan politicianSally Liu , Chinese singer and member of South Korean girl group Gugudan Sally Mann (born 1951), American photographerSally Ann Matthews , (born 1970), British actressSally Milgrim , (1898–1994), American fashion designerSally Morgan (artist) (born 1951), Australian Aboriginal author, scriptwriter and artistSally Morgan, Baroness Morgan of Huyton (born 1959), British politicianSally Morgan (psychic) , British celebrity psychicSally Newmarch (born 1975), Australian Olympic rowerSally Jessy Raphael (born 1935), host of the American talk show Sally Sally Pearson (born 1986), Australian track and field athleteSally Phillips (born 1969), British actressSally Poh (1956–1998), Singaporean beautician and robbery-murder victimSally Pressman (born 1981), American actressSally Priesand (born 1946), America's first female rabbi ordained by a rabbinical seminarySally Rand (1904–1979), American burlesque performerSally Reid , Scottish actressSally Ride (1951–2012), American physicist and astronautSally Ronk (1912–1986), American economistSally Rooney (born 1991), Irish authorSally Salminen (1906–1976), Finnish writerSally Seymour (died 1824), American pastry chef and restaurateurSally Shaw (born 1978), Australian cricketerSally Smith (disambiguation) Sally Snodgrass (1936–2022), American politicianSally Hoyt Spofford (1914–2002), American ornithologistSally Struthers (born 1947), American actress and spokeswomanSally The Farmer's Daughter , stage name of Beckie Mullen, professional wrestler from the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Sally Thomas (born 1939), Australian judgeSally Thomas (powerlifter) (born 1970), Canadian para-powerlifterSally Ann Triplett (born 1962), British actress and singerSally Wister (1761–1804), American diaristSally Yates (born 1960), American lawyer and former acting U.S. Attorney General
Fictional characters
Sally Rogers, a main character in The Dick Van Dyke Show , portrayed by Rose Marie
Mustang Sally (song) , R&B song about a Sally who ridesPrincess Sally Acorn , from the American Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon and comic bookSally, a character on the TV sitcom Soap
Sally, a character in the 1981 American slasher movie The Prowler
Sally Solomon , a character in (3rd Rock From the Sun) The title character of Sally the Witch
Sally (Black Clover ) , a character in the manga series Black Clover Sally, a character in the 1993 American stop-motion animated musical dark fantasy movie The Nightmare Before Christmas
Sally Albright, a title character from When Harry Met Sally...
Sally Bains, a character from the 1985 American science fiction movie Back to the Future
The title character of Sally Bollywood: Super Detective
Sally Bowles , a cabaret singer in Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin and the musical Cabaret Sally Brown , Charlie Brown's little sisterSally Brooks, a character on This Is Us
Sally Carrera , a Porsche 911 Carrera in the Pixar film Cars Sally Day, a character from the 1986 film Demons 2
Sally Draper, a character from the American period drama Mad Men
Sally Fletcher , from the Australian soap opera Home and Away The title character of Sally Forth (syndicated strip)
The title character of Sally Forth (Wally Wood)
Sally Gold, a girl in Tennessee Williams ' Little New Orleans Girl
Sally Hardeman, a character in the 1978 American romantic drama movie The Betsy
Sally Hardesty , fictional character in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchiseSally Jackson, the mortal mother of demigod Percy Jackson in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus
Sally Jones / Alison Page, a character in the 1997 American martial arts comedy movie Beverly Hills Ninja
Sally Lockhart , in a series of books by Philip PullmanSally Metzner, a character from the 1997 film Jack Frost
Sally Miles, a character in the 1981 American satirical black comedy movie S.O.B.
Sally Simpson , from the musical Tommy Sally Syrup, Flapjack’s girlfriend from The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack
Sally Tomato , a Mobster in Sing Sing from Breakfast at Tiffany'sSally (film series) , an antisemitic stereotype from the 1910s, played by Ernst LubitschSally Webster , from the British soap opera Coronation Street Sally, the subject and partial narrator in some versions of the English folk song Hares on the Mountain
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