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Salvador

/ˈsælvədɔɹ/ · 100% boys · #756 in the US for boys, 2025

Salvador has been given to about 49,788 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1992, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning
Origin
Syllables3
Pronunciation/ˈsælvədɔɹ/
Nicknames
Living in the US≈ 40,875
Median age today35 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Salvador per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1992 · 929
  • Born in 2025341
  • All time49,788
  • England & Wales, 202516

How popular is Salvador?

Salvador ranks 756th among American boys in 2025, with 341 born that year. Its best year was 1992, when 929 babies were given the name, ranking 292nd. The typical living American called Salvador is about 35 years old today. It is relatively most common in Oregon, where it accounts for 0.04% of births.

Names that sound like Salvador

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Salvatore0.70
  2. Sailor0.57
  3. Taylor0.48
  4. Major0.48
  5. Baylor0.48
  6. Savion0.47
  7. Sanford0.45

Middle names for Salvador

Ranked by flow score
  1. Salvador Paul0.79
  2. Salvador Lee0.79
  3. Salvador Dean0.78
  4. Salvador Blake0.78
  5. Salvador Bryce0.78
  6. Salvador Wade0.78

Sibling names for Salvador

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Arturobrother · 0.99
  2. Enriquebrother · 0.97
  3. Juliobrother · 0.97
  4. Marinasister · 0.96
  5. Carolinasister · 0.95
  6. Elisasister · 0.95

Where Salvador is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Oregon0.04%
  2. California0.02%
  3. Nevada0.02%
  4. Illinois0.02%
  5. Arizona0.02%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Salvador White0.74
  2. Salvador Nguyen0.74
  3. Salvador Lee0.74
  4. Salvador Hill0.74
  5. Salvador Hall0.74
  6. Salvador Green0.74

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Salvador

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Salvador across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.