Boys' name · peaked in 1914
Salvatore name popularity since 1925
45,917 babies born in the US from 1925 to 2025 were named Salvatore. Half of them were born in 1959 or earlier, so the typical Salvatore is about 67 years old in 2026. Salvatore peaked in 1914 as the #148 name for boys, and it ranked #945 in 2025.
Key facts
- US babies since 1925
- 45,917
- Named Salvatore, 1925–2025
- Peak year
- 1914
- #148 for boys that year
- In 2025
- #945
- for boys in 2025 (249 babies)
- Girls / boys
- 99.8% boys
- 74 girls · 45,843 boys
- Most popular in
- New York
- 6.43× its national share
Peak year is the year Salvatore 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.
Salvatore births per year, 1925–2025
The biggest year on this chart was 1927. Measured as a share of all babies, Salvatore peaked earlier, in 1914.
Decade by decade
Babies named Salvatore 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 | 31 | 4,947 | – |
| 1930s | 17 | 6,482 | #203 |
| 1940s | 0 | 5,576 | #275 |
| 1950s | 0 | 6,090 | #275 |
| 1960s | 0 | 5,505 | #320 |
| 1970s | 21 | 4,015 | #390 |
| 1980s | 5 | 3,389 | #466 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3,175 | #579 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2,802 | #699 |
| 2010s | 0 | 2,363 | #964 |
| 2020–25 | 0 | 1,499 | #945 |
Ranks count every name given to at least 5 boys that year, so they can go past 1,000.
Generation fingerprint
25.5% of babies named Salvatore from 1925 to 2025 were born in the Silent Generation years (1928–1945). The full split by generation:
Where Salvatore is most popular
The index compares Salvatore'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 Salvatore.
| State | Index | Babies |
|---|---|---|
| New York | 6.43× | 21,383 |
| Connecticut | 5.08× | 2,415 |
| New Jersey | 4.71× | 5,689 |
| Massachusetts | 2.35× | 2,454 |
| Rhode Island | 2.09× | 324 |
Names with a similar story
Of the other 1999 names on this site, these six had the share of babies closest in shape to Salvatore's from 1925 to 2025, however common each one got. Each line is scaled to its own high; the dashed line is Salvatore.
Names from the same era
Other common names that peaked within two years of Salvatore (1914).
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