Sally Potter
There are approximately 25 people named Sally Potter living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sally with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Potter. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and ancestry information.
Expected bearers
25
1 in 13,710,174
Named Sally
103K
Alive today
Named Potter
84K
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 103K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Female
Peak year: 1947
Average age: 65
Estimated bearers: 84K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #457
Per 100K: 24.47
Top ancestry: White (89.1%)
First name trend
Sally: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Sally. The peak year was 1947 with 5,279 births. The average person named Sally today is 65 years old.
Babies born per year
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Potter surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Potter, from the 2010 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 89.1%.
- White89.1%
- Black or African American5.1%
- Hispanic or Latino2.5%
- Two or more races2.0%
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6%
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Sally has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0302% of the US population, based on 103,490 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
The surname Potter appears at a rate of 24.47 per 100,000 residents in the 2010 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0245%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 25 people with the full name Sally Potter. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
Related
Other people named Sally
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Other people with the surname Potter
FAQ
Sally Potter: questions and answers
How many people are named Sally Potter?
We estimate approximately 25 people in the United States share the full name Sally Potter. That works out to about 1 in 13,710,174 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0302%) with the surname frequency (24.47 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sally Potter?
We classify Sally Potter as "Very Rare". About 1 in 13,710,174 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Sally a male or female name?
Sally is predominantly female. Out of 205,673 total SSA registrations, 0.3% were male and 99.7% were female. See the full Sally 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 2010 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.