Meaning: Its source is Sarah, an English name meaning "Princess."
Languages: This girl's name is used in English.
Nicknames: Sal
Compound Forms: Sallyann and Sally-Anne
Popularity: The name Sally ranked 815th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 167th in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Narrative: The source name is ultimately Hebrew in origin.
Arts and Music
- Sally James Farnham (born 1869, died 1943)
American portrait sculptor.
- Awarded Venezuela''s Order of Bolívar for her Central Park statue of Simón Bolívar (see list of 20th-century Modern Artists)
- ''Lay Down Sally''
- A 1970s hit recorded by Eric Clapton (see list of Names in Song titles)
- ''Long Tall Sally''
- A 1956 hit recorded by Little Richard (see list of Names in Song titles)
Miscellaneous
- Sally Liberman
- 1954 Mademoiselle Award winner (see list of Mademoiselle Award Winners)
- Sally Cobb Paine
- Wife of Robert Treat Paine (see list of Wives of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Sally K. Ride (born 1951)
American astronaut. The first American woman in space.
- Member of National Women''s Hall of Fame (see list of National Women's Hall of Fame Members)
- Sally
- Hurricane or tropical storm (see list of Hurricane and Tropical Storm Names)
- Sally Stanton
- 1941 Rose Queen (see list of Tournament of Roses, Rose Bowl Queens)
Science and Philosophy
- Sally K. Ride (born 1951)
American astronaut. The first American woman in space.
- Mission specialist on Challenger (1983, 1984) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
- Sally Hughes Schrader (born 1895)
American biologist.
- Known for her studies of parthenogenesis, hermaphroditism, and the life cycle of insects (see list of Biological Scientists)
Sports
- Sally Gunnell
British athlete.
- 1992 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for 400m Hurdles (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Hurdles)
- Sally Little
- 1980 Ladies'' Professional Golf Association champion (see list of LPGA Champions)
- Sally Twyford
- Member of the Women''s International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of Women's International Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
Stage and Screen
- Sally Field (born 1946)
American actress, director and producer.
- Two-time Academy Award winner for Best Actress: 1979, for Norma Rae; 1984, for Places in the Heart (see list of Oscar Winners for Best Actress)
- Winner of the 1979 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress award, for Norma Rae (see list of Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Winners)
- Sally Jesse Raphael (born 1943)
American actress.
- Television talk-show host (see list of Talk Show Hosts)
- Sally Rogers
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Rose Marie (see list of Characters on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'')
- Sally
Fictional character.
- Played by Michele Shay (see list of Character from Spike Lee's He Got Game)
- Sally
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Judy Davis (see list of Characters in the film Husbands and Wives)
- Sally Spectra
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''The Bold and the Beautiful'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Bold and The Beautiful'')
- Sally Struthers (born 1948)
American actress.
- Portrayed Gloria Bunker-Stivic (see list of Actors on ''All in the Family'')
- Sally White
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Mia Farrow (see list of Characters in the film Radio Days)
The Literary World
- Sally Bradford
Fictional character.
- Eddie''s girlfriend in Stephen King''s novel Firestarter (see list of Characters in Firestarter)
- Sally Campion
Fictional character.
- Charles'' wife in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Sally Elbert
Fictional character.
- Donald''s mother in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Sally Hodges
Fictional character.
- Ralph''s wife in Stephen King''s novel The Stand (see list of Characters in The Stand)
- Sally Mahout
Fictional character.
- Jessie''s mother in Stephen King''s novel Gerald''s Game (see list of Characters in Gerald's Game)
- Sally Mueller
Fictional character.
- Bev Marsh-Rogan''s schoolmate in Stephen King''s novel It (see list of Characters in It)
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Teasing Nicknames:
- Salmon
- Salami
- Sally-berry
- Salamander
- Sally Malley
- Saliva
- Pal Sal
- Salad
- Salmonella
- Rally
Associations:
A ''long-tall-Sally'' is a very tall woman.
''Sally-Ann'' is a slang term for the Salvation Army in the U.S. and Britain.







