Boys' name · since 1919
Salbador
Since 1919, U.S. Social Security records show 457 babies named Salbador, peaking in 1928. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #8,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 457
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Salbador is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 457 have been recorded since 1919.
Salbador has 457 recorded births among boys since 1919, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used boys names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1919 to 2009.
- #8,323 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 457 born since 1919
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salbador ranks #8,323 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 457 born since 1919, peaking in the 1920s.
- #8,323 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 457
- born since 1919
- 1920s
- peak decade
Salbador's 457 recorded births place it above 81.69% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 2 jurisdictions, led by California.
Salbador's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salbador splits its recorded history at 1970: 47% of all births land in the more recent half, 53% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1922 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1928 peak of 13 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salbador popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1919–2009
- Peak year (1928)
- 13
- Annual births at peak, across 91 years of records
Salbador by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (84 births, 18% of the file).
1920s was Salbador's strongest decade.
84 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 18% of all-time use.
Salbador births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s
1920s
84 births
- 1930s
1930s
53 births
- 1940s
1940s
36 births
- 1950s
1950s
56 births
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
52 births
- 1980s
1980s
84 births
- 1990s
1990s
35 births
- 2000s
2000s
45 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 84 births (18% of all-time use).
Salbador by state
Where Salbador concentrates geographically, total births since 1919
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 64 | 14.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 55 | 12.0% |
64 of 457 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 2 reporting states.
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- Salbador's usage has stayed within range of its 1920s decade-level peak (84 total births) through the 2000s (45) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- California records the most Salbadors (64 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Salbador: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1928)
Similar record span (~90 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1919–2009 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Salbador draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.