Salvador

Last seen for girls in 2000 at #15,031 · #754 for boys in 2025, 341 births
Given to boys 99.6% of the time

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Peak · boys
1990 · 869 births
Debut · boys
5 births
In top 100 · boys
never
of 146 years
Total births · boys
49,605
since 1888

Salvador over time

boys

Rank among boys' names. Salvador has never cracked the top 200 here.

#1#10#100#1,000rank188019001920194019601980200020201988peak #289, 1990boys
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Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.

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Yeargirlsboys
rankbirthsrankbirths
2025—#754341
2024—#719367
2023—#699380
2022—#711371
2021—#727355
2020—#701362
2019—#648415
2018—#649395
2017—#668379
2016—#593457
2015—#633422
2014—#602449
2013—#584437
2012—#552472
2011—#531478
2010—#458582
2009—#424682
2008—#435662
2007—#405718
2006—#390767
2005—#344861
2004—#342830
2003—#336853
2002—#344799
2001—#327848
2000#15,0315#330852
1999—#347769
1998—#331814
1997—#322815
1996—#302871
1995#9,5538#305863
1994#8,12210#300896
1993#11,7806#302905
1992#10,4797#291922
1991#8,5889#292884
1990#7,88010#289869
1989#8,0379#301802
1988#10,3866#325663
1987#5,61313#322655
1986#7,7498#316642
1985#8,3187#324617
1984#9,1446#308632
1983#6,7059#315618
1982—#291697
1981#9,1106#294674
1980#7,4188#303652
1979#8,0617#310629
1978#7,6497#311572
1977#6,8928#313602
1976#8,1566#314560
1975#9,0675#320560
1974#7,6806#336518
1973—#371426
1972#8,2925#370451
1971—#382441
1970—#400405
1969—#414369
1968—#419334
1967—#427315
1966—#447294
1965—#435316
1964—#455303
1963—#446317
1962#6,5785#471287
1961—#428344
1960—#437337
1959—#442324
1958—#439317
1957—#429325
1956—#427313
1955—#403327
1954—#411306
1953—#382330
1952—#379326
1951—#374332
1950—#369336
1949—#375321
1948—#404285
1947—#413273
1946—#392277
1945—#374258
1944—#387241
1943—#439205
1942—#397233
1941—#396213
1940—#397208
1939—#414189
1938—#420183
1937—#477142
1936—#397191
1935—#442166
1934—#417179
1933—#392195
1932—#369227
1931—#336263
1930#3,6587#322295
1929—#321296
1928—#328296
1927—#347282
1926—#355268
1925—#336295
1924—#351283
1923—#375255
1922—#395232
1921—#411218
1920—#417202
1919—#443178
1918—#519133
1917—#518124
1916—#494133
1915—#558102
1914—#59172
1913—#59255
1912—#78331
1911—#64423
1910—#58224
1909—#61519
1908—#63217
1907—#51121
1906—#59016
1905—#1,0027
1904—#72311
1903—#7839
1902—#68711
1901—#8587
1900—#9029
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First appearance
1888

The first year at least five boys were named Salvador! It came in at #1,031, and was given to 5 baby boys.


Quietest stretch: 1888–1893, when fewer than 6 boys a year got the name.

Where Salvador is popular in 1988

  • Rank in state
  • Top 10
  • 11–50
  • 51–100
  • 101–500
  • 501+
  • Not published
Alaska: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedAKMaine: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMEVermont: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedVTNew Hampshire: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedNHWashington: #321 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,964 boysWAIdaho: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedIDMontana: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMTNorth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedNDMinnesota: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMNIllinois: #276 for boys · 39 births · 1 in 2,140 boysILWisconsin: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedWIMichigan: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMINew York: #695 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 9,976 boysNYMassachusetts: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMARhode Island: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedRIOregon: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedORNevada: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedNVWyoming: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedWYSouth Dakota: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedSDIowa: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedIAIndiana: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedINOhio: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedOHPennsylvania: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedPANew Jersey: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedNJConnecticut: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedCTCalifornia: #127 for boys · 412 births · 1 in 612 boysCAUtah: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedUTColorado: #281 for boys · 10 births · 1 in 2,414 boysCONebraska: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedNEMissouri: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMOKentucky: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedKYWest Virginia: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedWVVirginia: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedVAMaryland: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMDDelaware: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedDEArizona: #350 for boys · 11 births · 1 in 2,677 boysAZNew Mexico: #181 for boys · 13 births · 1 in 879 boysNMKansas: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedKSArkansas: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedARTennessee: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedTNNorth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedNCSouth Carolina: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedSCDistrict of Columbia: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedDCOklahoma: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedOKLouisiana: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedLAMississippi: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedMSAlabama: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedALGeorgia: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedGAHawaii: fewer than 5 boys named Salvador, so not publishedHITexas: #268 for boys · 88 births · 1 in 1,638 boysTXFlorida: #501 for boys · 16 births · 1 in 5,279 boysFL

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Top states · boys
  1. California#127 · 1 in 612
  2. New Mexico#181 · 1 in 879
  3. Texas#268 · 1 in 1,638
  4. Illinois#276 · 1 in 2,140
  5. Colorado#281 · 1 in 2,414

Best ever in a state: #43 in Arizona, 1919.

Show every state
StateRankBirthsShare
California#1274121 in 612
New Mexico#181131 in 879
Texas#268881 in 1,638
Illinois#276391 in 2,140
Colorado#281101 in 2,414
Washington#321111 in 2,964
Arizona#350111 in 2,677
Florida#501161 in 5,279
New York#695131 in 9,976
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Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the boys born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.

See more about Salvador
Momentum · boys
Holding steady
  • 35 spots since 2024 (#719 → #754)
  • 53 spots since 2020 (#701 → #754)
  • 121 spots since 2015 (#633 → #754)
  • Biggest jump: 412 spots in 1906 (#1,002 → #590)
  • Biggest drop: 279 spots in 1905 (#723 → #1,002)
Rise & fade · boys
102 yrs to peak
  • Debuted 1888
  • Peaked 1990 at #289 (869 births)
  • Births halved by 2015, 25 yrs later
Top of the charts · boys
Top 1,000 for 126 yrs
  • Top 10: never
  • Top 100: never
  • Top 1,000: 126 yrs · run 1906–2025
Share of babies · boys
1 in 2,156
  • Highest: 1 in 2,156 boys born in 1994 were named Salvador (0.05%)
  • Latest: 1 in 5,009 boys born in 2025 (0.02%)
  • Its best rank, #289 in 1990, was only 1 in 2,364 (0.04%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
Era · boys
The 1990s
  • 17.4% of all boys named Salvador (8,608) were born in this decade
Show by decade
DecadeBirthsBest rankAvg rank
1880s5#1,031 (1888)#1,031
1890s17#954 (1894)#997
1900s127#511 (1907)#730
1910s875#443 (1919)#572
1920s2,627#321 (1929)#364
1930s2,030#322 (1930)#399
1940s2,514#374 (1945)#397
1950s3,236#369 (1950)#406
1960s3,216#414 (1969)#438
1970s5,164#310 (1979)#343
1980s6,652#291 (1982)#310
1990s8,608#289 (1990)#308
2000s7,872#327 (2001)#368
2010s4,486#458 (2010)#592
2020s2,176#699 (2023)#719

All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 boys in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.

Salvador in 1988

girls
#10,386
6 births · 1 in 296,809 girls
boys
#325
663 births · 1 in 2,887 boys

Top girls' names in 1988

  1. #1Jessica51,556
  2. #2Ashley49,977
  3. #3Amanda39,459
  4. #4Sarah28,374
  5. #5Jennifer27,893
  6. #6Brittany26,816
  7. #7Stephanie22,843
  8. #8Samantha20,700
  9. #9Nicole20,315
  10. #10Elizabeth20,042
  11. #10,386Salvador6

Top boys' names in 1988

  1. #1Michael64,171
  2. #2Christopher53,014
  3. #3Matthew45,876
  4. #4Joshua42,653
  5. #5Andrew35,745
  6. #6David35,329
  7. #7Justin35,055
  8. #8Daniel34,718
  9. #9James32,523
  10. #10Robert30,319
  11. #325Salvador663
More about 1988

girls

1,780,854 girls got a published name in 1988; 1 in 296,809 of them was named Salvador, which outranked 25.2% of the 13,883 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 17.3% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Salvador
  1. #9,244Zinnia7
  2. #9,244Zuleyma7
  3. #9,244Zykia7
  4. #10,386Salvador6
  5. #10,386Aasia6
  6. #10,386Abbee6
  7. #10,386Abeer6
  8. #11,798Aaliya5
  9. #11,798Aariel5
  10. #11,798Abbigayle5

Tied with 1,411 names at #10,386; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.

Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 2,890Jalissa#3,857 → #967
  2. ↑ 2,381Taja#3,101 → #720
  3. ↑ 1,710Whitley#2,156 → #446
  4. ↑ 1,225Jalisa#1,662 → #437
  5. ↑ 883Jaleesa#1,227 → #344
Fallers
  1. ↓ 620Channing#590 → #1,210
  2. ↓ 346Denisse#954 → #1,300
  3. ↓ 319Jeana#966 → #1,285
  4. ↓ 314Eliana#826 → #1,140
  5. ↓ 311Nakia#893 → #1,204

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

boys

1,914,283 boys got a published name in 1988; 1 in 2,887 of them was named Salvador, which outranked 96.2% of the 8,495 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 21.4% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).

Ranked beside Salvador
  1. #321Harry672
  2. #323Lamar668
  3. #324Kendall665
  4. #325Salvador663
  5. #326Marquis659
  6. #327Damien658
  7. #328Clarence655
Biggest movers since 1987
Risers
  1. ↑ 3,252Nico#4,239 → #987
  2. ↑ 1,245Ridge#2,215 → #970
  3. ↑ 668Colten#1,484 → #816
  4. ↑ 600Brantley#1,587 → #987
  5. ↑ 518Long#1,337 → #819
Fallers
  1. ↓ 362Cordaro#908 → #1,270
  2. ↓ 246Ramsey#884 → #1,130
  3. ↓ 241Yaakov#974 → #1,215
  4. ↓ 233Adrain#990 → #1,223
  5. ↓ 230Kiel#846 → #1,076

Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.

See the top 100 for 1988 →