Recorded 1907–2023 Boys' name Peak 1924 1,302 births

Salvadore — boys' name

1,302 babies named Salvadore in U.S. Social Security records since 1907, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

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1920s
Peak decade

19% of everyone ever named Salvadore was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

35 babies were named Salvadore in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Salvadore

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,302 babies named Salvadore between 1907 and 2023, spanning 117 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Salvadore currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 35 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Salvadore performed strongest in the 1920s, accumulating 246 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Salvadore shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Louisiana, which accounts for 220 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Pennsylvania. In total, SSA state-level files list Salvadore in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Salvadore in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,302 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Salvadore at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

1,302

Since 1907

117 years of records

Peak year

1924

35 births that year

Strongest decade: 1920s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1907

Recorded for 117 years

Last year on file: 2023

Salvadore popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1907

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1924)
35
Annual births at peak — across 117 years of records
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Salvadore by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1920s
Peak decade
1920s
246 births that decade — 19% of Salvadore's all-time total
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Salvadore by state

Where Salvadore concentrates geographically — total births since 1907

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Salvadore
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Louisiana
220 16.9%
#2 California
81 6.2%
#3 Pennsylvania
41 3.1%
#4 New York
17 1.3%
Louisiana share of Salvadore's total US births 16.9%
Even split

220 of 1,302 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Salvadore?
1,302 babies have been named Salvadore since 1907. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1924 with 35 births.
When was Salvadore most popular?
Salvadore was most popular in the 1920s decade with 246 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Salvadore most popular?
The top states for the name Salvadore are Louisiana (220 births), California (81 births), Pennsylvania (41 births).
How long has the name Salvadore been used?
Salvadore has been recorded in Social Security data since 1907, spanning 117 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Salvadore?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Salvatore, Salvador, Salem, Salomon, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1907–2023 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.