Salvador Boy
How popular is Salvador?
#754 boy name in 2025
341 baby boys were named Salvador in the US in 2025, making it the 754th most popular boy name.
40,369living people named Salvador (est.)
34median age of people named Salvador
49,788babies named Salvador since 1880
1 in 9,722US babies born in 2025
Salvador popularity over time
Boys Girls
| Rank in 2025 | #754 for boys (▼ 35 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 341 boys |
| 10-year trend | Falling (-19% babies vs 2015) |
| Earlier ranks | #633 in 2015, #701 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1992 (922 boys) |
| Highest rank | #289 in 1990 |
| First recorded | 1888 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.2% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Where Salvador is most popular
Babies named Salvador per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021 to 2025. Darker means more common.
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- New Mexico: 0.7 per 1,000 (22 boys)
- California: 0.6 per 1,000 (557 boys)
- Nevada: 0.4 per 1,000 (23 boys)
- Illinois: 0.4 per 1,000 (97 boys)
- Arizona: 0.4 per 1,000 (62 boys)
Salvador by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | #1,030 |
| 1890s | 17 | #953 |
| 1900s | 127 | #511 |
| 1910s | 875 | #443 |
| 1920s | 2,627 | #321 |
| 1930s | 2,030 | #322 |
| 1940s | 2,514 | #374 |
| 1950s | 3,236 | #368 |
| 1960s | 3,216 | #414 |
| 1970s | 5,164 | #310 |
| 1980s | 6,652 | #291 |
| 1990s | 8,608 | #289 |
| 2000s | 7,872 | #327 |
| 2010s | 4,486 | #458 |
| 2020s | 2,176 | #699 |
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Questions
- Is Salvador a boy or girl name?
- Salvador is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Salvador were boys.
- How popular is the name Salvador?
- 341 baby boys were named Salvador in the US in 2025, making it the 754th most popular boy name.
- When was Salvador most popular?
- Salvador peaked in 1992, when 922 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #289 in 1990.
- How many people are named Salvador?
- 49,788 babies have been named Salvador in the US since 1880. We estimate about 40,369 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 34.
- Where is Salvador most popular?
- From 2021 to 2025, Salvador was most common in New Mexico, at 0.7 of every 1,000 boys born there.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.