Sallie Harvey
There are approximately 4 people named Sallie Harvey living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sallie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Harvey. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
4
1 in 85,688,585
Named Sallie
11K
Alive today
Named Harvey
128K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 11K
Rarity: Uncommon
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1916
Average age: 67
Top Census group: White (68.7%)
Estimated bearers: 128K
Rarity: Common
Census rank: #273
Per 100K: 37.38
Top ancestry: White (65.0%)
First name trend
Sallie: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sallie. The peak year was 1916 with 917 births. The average person named Sallie today is 67 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Sallie
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Sallie, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 68.7%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Sallie described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Sallie at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White68.7% · 8,731
- Black or African American24.9% · 3,161
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 306
- Two or more races2.2% · 275
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.1% · 143
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 99
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Harvey surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Harvey, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 65.0%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Harvey described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Harvey at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White65.0% · 72,645
- Black or African American24.8% · 27,683
- Two or more races4.5% · 5,066
- Hispanic or Latino3.4% · 3,800
- American Indian and Alaska Native1.6% · 1,769
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 753
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sallie has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0031% of the US population, based on 10,701 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Sallie right now.
The surname Harvey appears at a rate of 37.38 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0374%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 4 people with the full name Sallie Harvey. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Sallie Harvey: questions and answers
How many people are named Sallie Harvey?
We estimate approximately 4 people in the United States share the full name Sallie Harvey. That works out to about 1 in 85,688,585 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0031%) with the surname frequency (37.38 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sallie Harvey?
We classify Sallie Harvey as "Very Rare". About 1 in 85,688,585 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sallie a male or female name?
Sallie is predominantly female. Out of 50,063 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Sallie profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people share the full name Sallie Harvey?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.