Sallie Holt
There are approximately 3 people named Sallie Holt living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Sallie with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Holt. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
3
1 in 114,251,446
Named Sallie
11K
Alive today
Named Holt
95K
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: 95K
Rarity: Uncommon
Census rank: #380
Per 100K: 27.61
Top ancestry: White (76.5%)
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 Holt surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Holt, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 76.5%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Holt 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 Holt at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White76.5% · 63,092
- Black or African American14.5% · 11,945
- Two or more races4.4% · 3,639
- Hispanic or Latino3.1% · 2,540
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.8% · 690
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.7% · 611
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 Holt appears at a rate of 27.61 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.0276%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 3 people with the full name Sallie Holt. 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 Holt: questions and answers
How many people are named Sallie Holt?
We estimate approximately 3 people in the United States share the full name Sallie Holt. That works out to about 1 in 114,251,446 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0031%) with the surname frequency (27.61 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Sallie Holt?
We classify Sallie Holt as "Very Rare". About 1 in 114,251,446 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 Holt?
HowManyOfMe.org, our sister site, answers that with the living-bearer count in one glance.