Boys' name · since 1888
Salvador
Since 1888, U.S. Social Security records show 49,605 babies named Salvador, peaking in 1992. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,605
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
49,605 babies have been named Salvador since 1888, making it today's #755 boys' name.
Salvador has 49,605 recorded births among boys since 1888, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #755 as of the latest data, more common than 95% of boys, busiest in the 1990s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #515 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #755 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 49,605 born since 1888
- 1990s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salvador ranks #515 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #755 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 49,605 born since 1888, peaking in the 1990s.
- #515 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #755 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 49,605
- born since 1888
- 1990s
- peak decade
Salvador's 49,605 recorded births place it above 98.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
38 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Salvador compares
49,605 Top 4% higher than 96% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Salvador's all-time total is 134x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salvador | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 49,605 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 922 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salvador's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Salvador splits its recorded history at 1961: 76% of all births land in the more recent half, 24% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1888 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1992 peak of 922 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Salvador popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1992)
- 922
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Salvador popularity over time - girls
183 total births recorded since 1930 (Salvador as girls' name)
Salvador by decade
1990s is the heaviest window (8,608 births, 17% of the file).
1990s was Salvador's strongest decade.
8,608 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Salvador births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 5
1880s
5 births
- 1890s 17
1890s
17 births
- 1900s 127
1900s
127 births
- 1910s 875
1910s
875 births
- 1920s 2,627
1920s
2,627 births
- 1930s 2,030
1930s
2,030 births
- 1940s 2,514
1940s
2,514 births
- 1950s 3,236
1950s
3,236 births
- 1960s 3,216
1960s
3,216 births
- 1970s
1970s
5,164 births
- 1980s
1980s
6,652 births
- 1990s
1990s
8,608 births
- 2000s
2000s
7,872 births
- 2010s
2010s
4,486 births
- 2020s 2,176
2020s
2,176 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 8,608 births (17% of all-time use).
How Salvador compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Salvador's total volume
Salvador by state
Where Salvador concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 22,366 | 45.1% |
| #2 | Texas | | 10,417 | 21.0% |
| #3 | Illinois | | 2,827 | 5.7% |
| #4 | Arizona | | 1,693 | 3.4% |
| #5 | New York | | 1,034 | 2.1% |
| #6 | New Mexico | | 969 | 2.0% |
| #7 | Louisiana | | 890 | 1.8% |
| #8 | Florida | | 872 | 1.8% |
22,366 of 49,605 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 38 reporting states.
Salvador appears in 38 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Salvador's data
- Salvador's decade-level peak was the 1990s (8,608 total births); usage has since declined to 2,176 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Salvadors (22,366 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Salvador: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1992)
Similar record span (~137 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, 1888–2025 (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 Salvador 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.