Sally?

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Boring or actually quite cute?

I know a lovely Sally

I like it but only about the same as I like Molly and Tilly and HOlly and Polly and Ellie.

Sally Field ... Sally Gunnell ... Sally Bercow ... Sally Thomsett ...

I like it, but not cute. Suits all ages, bouncy, happy name.

Quite dated. Not a fan.

I really like the name Sally.

No

Love it. Quite surprised actually that it has proven to be such a marmite name. On here at least.

Think it's a lovely name and on my shortlist. Also know a lovely Sally

I know two lovely adult Sallys (one late 50s, one late 30s), but have never met a small one - think it would be great on a little girl!

Sally is a nice name.

Has no one suggested Persephone instead yet? ;)
Seriously, it wouldn't be on my list because it's not one of my favourites but wouldn't life be boring if we all had the same taste. I think it's nice, it's not weird, it's cute without being stupid on a grown up, and it makes a change from Daisy, Lily, Polly, Molly, Tilly.

I feel like you need a bona fide Sally to comment on this thread. :) My formal name is Sara, but since birth I've been called Sally. Although I grew up with a statistically rare name, everyone was familiar with it and everyone could spell and say it with zero difficulty. It's in countless songs - Lay Down Sally, Mustang Sally, Long Tall Sally - and has a wide variety of namesakes and references in pop culture. I've never had to share my name, and as a 20-something it's distinctive for my generation. As a friend put it, "Sally's a great name - nobody else has it!"

I love it and know some lovely women called Sally - and I love Sal as a nickname.

I love it! It's unusual.
But totally agree - it's your baby so if you love it choose it.
I don't care what people think of my children's names - it's nice if they like them of course - but I love them and that's what matters.

I love it. Beautiful name.

I really like it.

It's very familiar, but under-used and so has a refreshing quality about it.

It's great for a young girl, a teen/20-something and for an adult.

Thanks for the comments. I hadn't considered it at all until this week but I quite like it now. I like names that are recognisable names but not everywhere and I think this fits the bill! Now just have to convince DH to add it to the list!

I like it and it helps that I have a lovely friend called Sally. I like that it's a bit different too you don't hear of many Sallys being born.

I also had a doll called Sally in fact I still have her I like it

It's a terrific name! Go for it, OP. I was at school with a lovely Sally. Sallys are Jolly Good Sorts in my experience - brown hair, lively, articulate...

I love love love it! I was GOING to be a Sally but then my mum found out that the barmaid at the local pub had that name and was convinced my dad was trying to name me after her!

I know a couple of Sally's and think its really pretty! Very simple and cute but also suits lots of different people!

I teach one who is 12. Her name doesn't seem to be a problem for her- doesn't stand out in a bad way, in fact it's great amongst all the Emilys, Charlottes, Eve/Evies and Olivias of her peers (current Y7 appear to be the beginning of these names- at my school anyway). She is the only Sally I've taught in over 10 years as well!

It was on my list for a while but my parents had a (lovely) rescue dog called Sally so felt we couldn't really use it for a child.

Lovely!