Boys' name · since 1888
Salvatore
Salvatore has 57,364 recorded births since 1888 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1927 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #462 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,364
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
57,364 babies have been named Salvatore since 1888, making it today's #944 boys' name.
Social Security Administration records show Salvatore recorded 57,364 times among boys since 1888, holding rank #944 nationally today, ahead of 93% of boys, peaking in the 1920s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1888 to 2025.
- #462 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #944 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 57,364 born since 1888
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Salvatore ranks #462 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #944 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 57,364 born since 1888, peaking in the 1920s.
- #462 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #944 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 57,364
- born since 1888
- 1920s
- peak decade
Salvatore's 57,364 recorded births place it above 98.98% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
27 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by New York.
How Salvatore compares
57,364 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
Salvatore's all-time total is 155x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Salvatore | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 57,364 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 1,058 | 34 | 22,252 |
Salvatore's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Salvatore's SSA record in two at 1958 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1888, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1927 peak of 1,058, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Salvatore popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1888–2025
- Peak year (1927)
- 1,058
- Annual births at peak, across 138 years of records
Salvatore popularity over time - girls
81 total births recorded since 1923 (Salvatore as girls' name)
Salvatore by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (9,854 births, 17% of the file).
1920s was Salvatore's strongest decade.
9,854 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Salvatore births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 12
1880s
12 births
- 1890s 86
1890s
86 births
- 1900s 540
1900s
540 births
- 1910s
1910s
5,976 births
- 1920s
1920s
9,854 births
- 1930s
1930s
6,482 births
- 1940s
1940s
5,576 births
- 1950s
1950s
6,090 births
- 1960s
1960s
5,505 births
- 1970s
1970s
4,015 births
- 1980s 3,389
1980s
3,389 births
- 1990s 3,175
1990s
3,175 births
- 2000s 2,802
2000s
2,802 births
- 2010s 2,363
2010s
2,363 births
- 2020s 1,499
2020s
1,499 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 9,854 births (17% of all-time use).
How Salvatore 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 Salvatore's total volume
Salvatore by state
Where Salvatore concentrates geographically, total births since 1888
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | New York | | 27,071 | 47.2% |
| #2 | New Jersey | | 6,882 | 12.0% |
| #3 | Pennsylvania | | 4,197 | 7.3% |
| #4 | Massachusetts | | 3,480 | 6.1% |
| #5 | Connecticut | | 3,212 | 5.6% |
| #6 | Illinois | | 2,225 | 3.9% |
| #7 | California | | 1,631 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 1,336 | 2.3% |
27,071 of 57,364 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 27 reporting states.
Salvatore appears in 27 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Salvatore's data
- Salvatore's decade-level peak was the 1920s (9,854 total births); usage has since declined to 1,499 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- New York records the most Salvatores (27,071 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. New York 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 Salvatore: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
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 Salvatore 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.