Saly
Saly is a name. Notable people with the name include:Saly Greige, Lebanese beauty pageant titleholder Jacques Saly (1717–1776), French-born sculptor Julia Saly, Spanish film actress and producer
Meaning & Origin of Saly
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Saly is a name. Notable people with the name include:Saly Greige, Lebanese beauty pageant titleholder Jacques Saly (1717–1776), French-born sculptor Julia Saly, Spanish film actress and producer
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The Story of Saly
Saly first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1961, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 1961, when 5 Salys were born — ranking #6,567 that year. As of 2026, Saly ranks #16,866 for baby girls with 5 births, with steady use. In total, more than 30 Salys have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
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About the name Saly
Saly is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1961 and has accumulated 30 births in the dataset. Saly's peak popularity came in 1961 when it ranked #6,567. Use the chart and map above to compare Saly's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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