Is Salli a boy or girl name?

Salli is a girl’s name. Of the 679 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Salli

Recorded 1938–1991 · United States

Salli was most popular in 1956, when 31 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,162 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 679 people named Salli.

Salli over time

Births per year. The dot marks Salli’s peak in 1956. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Salli a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Salli is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 679 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org