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Sal

Pronounced /sæl/

Rank in 2024
#6,876
Born in 2024
12
Peak year
1958 · #701
Origin
Not recorded

1880 to 2024

Uncommon
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 12 boys were named Sal, about 1 in every 142,943.
  • It peaked in 1958 with 114 babies, ranked #701.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1909.
  • 3,650 boys have been named Sal since 1880.

Who else has this name

Babies named Sal per 1,000 born in each generation, on one shared scale.

  1. <0.1
    Greatest
  2. <0.1
    Silent
  3. <0.1
    Boomers
  4. <0.1
    Gen X
  5. <0.1
    Millennials
  6. <0.1
    Gen Z
  7. <0.1
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 384 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Silent: 786 babies, 0.04 per 1,000. Boomers: 1,204 babies, 0.03 per 1,000. Gen X: 636 babies, 0.02 per 1,000. Millennials: 357 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Z: 175 babies, 0.01 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 108 babies, 0.00 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

==== Proper noun ==== Sal A diminutive of the male given names Salomon, Salvador, and Salvatore. A diminutive of the female given name Sally.

  • A diminutive of the male given names Salomon, Salvador, and Salvatore.
  • A diminutive of the female given name Sally.
Origin
Not recorded
Say it
/sæl/

From Wiktionary’s entry for Sal, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Other spellings

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    Saul

    Rank
    #559
    Born '24
    529
    Origin
    Hebrew
    1880peak 20062024
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    Sol

    Rank
    #1,135
    Born '24
    186
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 19182024
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    Sahil

    Rank
    #2,440
    Born '24
    56
    Origin
    —
    1880peak 20012024