Boys' name · peaked in 1994
Salvador name popularity since 1925
47,574 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Salvador. Half of them were born in 1989 or earlier, so the typical Salvador is about 37 years old in 2026. Salvador peaked in 1994 as the #300 name for boys, and it ranked #756 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 47,574
- Named Salvador, 1925–2025
- In 2025
- #756
- for boys in 2025 (341 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.6% boys
- 183 girls · 47,391 boys
- Most popular in
- California
- 4.65× its national share
Peak year is the year Salvador made up the largest share of US boys, in records going back to 1880. Typical age is based on births from 1925 on, not on who is living today.
Salvador births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year by count was 1992. Measured as a share of all babies, Salvador peaked in 1994.
- Steepest fall: Between 1930 and 1935, Salvador's share of baby boys fell by 41%.
- Fastest rise: Between 1970 and 1975, it became 1.6× more common, from 1 in 4,590 baby boys to 1 in 2,790.
Shaded on the chart. Both compare Salvador's share of all US boys five years apart, counting only years with at least 100 babies named Salvador.
Decade by decade
Babies named Salvador in each decade, and its rank among boys' names in the middle year of the decade (1935, 1945 … 2025).
| Decade | Girls | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1925–29 | 0 | 1,437 | – |
| 1930s | 7 | 2,030 | #444 |
| 1940s | 0 | 2,514 | #375 |
| 1950s | 0 | 3,236 | #404 |
| 1960s | 5 | 3,216 | #435 |
| 1970s | 44 | 5,164 | #320 |
| 1980s | 72 | 6,652 | #324 |
| 1990s | 50 | 8,608 | #306 |
| 2000s | 5 | 7,872 | #345 |
| 2010s | 0 | 4,486 | #634 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 2,176 | #756 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.9% of babies named Salvador from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Millennial years (1981–1996). The full split by generation:
Where Salvador is most popular
The index compares Salvador's share of babies in each state with its share nationwide, 1925–2025 (1.50× = 50% more common). States with at least 300 babies named Salvador.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| California | 4.65× | 21,959 |
| New Mexico | 3.49× | 860 |
| Texas | 2.79× | 9,768 |
| Arizona | 2.69× | 1,556 |
| Nevada | 1.91× | 304 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Salvador's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Salvador.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Salvador (1994).
Source: U.S. Social Security Administration national and state baby-name data, which covers names given to at least 5 babies of one sex in a year. About the data