Sally (name)

Sally is an English language feminine given name. The name originated as a pet name for Sarah, but has since become used independently. It is also a nickname for Salome, which is especially popular in Georgia.[1] The name peaked in popularity in the U.S. in 1939, when it was ranked 52nd in popularity, but has since become an uncommon name.[2]

People
Sally Field is among the most famous people named Sally
Sally Ride was the first American female astronaut
Actress Sally Kellerman
Former acting U.S. Attorney General Sally Yates

Fictional characters
  • The title character of Sally the Witch, a Japanese manga and anime series
  • Sally (Black Clover), a character in the manga series Black Clover
  • Sally (The Nightmare Before Christmas), in The Nightmare Before Christmas
  • Princess Sally Acorn, from the American Sonic the Hedgehog cartoon and comic book
  • Sally Albright, a title character from When Harry Met Sally..., a 1989 American romantic comedy film
  • The title character of Sally Bollywood: Super Detective, a 2009 cartoon series
  • Sally Bowles, a cabaret singer in Christopher Isherwood's Goodbye to Berlin and the musical Cabaret
  • Sally Brown, Charlie Brown's little sister
  • 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), a comic strip
  • The title character of Sally Forth (Wally Wood) (1968–1974), a comic strip created by Wally Wood
  • Sally Gold, a little girl in Tennessee Williams's Little New Orleans Girl
  • Sally Jackson, the mortal mother of demigod Percy Jackson in Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson and the Olympians and Heroes of Olympus
  • Sally Lockhart, in a series of books by Philip Pullman
  • Sally Metzner, a character from the 1997 film Jack Frost
  • Sally Simpson, from the musical Tommy
  • Sally Tomato, a Mobster in Sing Sing from Breakfast at Tiffany's
  • Sally Spook, a character from the children's tv series, The Spooks of Bottle Bay
  • Sally Webster, from the British soap opera Coronation Street
  • Sally (film series), an antisemitic stereotype from the 1910s, played by Ernst Lubitsch
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References
  1. Teresa Norman, A World of Baby Names (2003), page 309.
  2. Sally Name Popularity, OurBabyNamer.com].
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