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Salvador

Pronounced /ˈsælvədɔɹ/

Rank in 2024
#719
Born in 2024
364
Peak year
1992 · #292
Origin
Spanish

1880 to 2024

Steady
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Its story in numbers

  • In 2024, 364 boys were named Salvador, about 1 in every 4,712.
  • It peaked in 1992 with 921 babies, ranked #292.
  • It first shows up in the records in 1888.
  • 49,259 boys have been named Salvador since 1880.

Who else has this name

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

  1. 0.2
    Greatest
  2. 0.2
    Silent
  3. 0.2
    Boomers
  4. 0.3
    Gen X
  5. 0.4
    Millennials
  6. 0.4
    Gen Z
  7. 0.2
    Gen Alpha

Greatest: 3,028 babies, 0.18 per 1,000. Silent: 3,980 babies, 0.19 per 1,000. Boomers: 5,980 babies, 0.16 per 1,000. Gen X: 7,445 babies, 0.27 per 1,000. Millennials: 12,210 babies, 0.40 per 1,000. Gen Z: 11,800 babies, 0.38 per 1,000. Gen Alpha: 4,785 babies, 0.22 per 1,000.

Meaning and origin

From Spanish and Portuguese Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring Jesus Christ, from Spanish and Portuguese salvador (“savior”), from Latin salvator, from salvāre (“to save”) + -tor (forming agent nouns). In Spanish placenames, frequently a clipping of Spanish San Salvador (“Holy Savior”). Doublet of savior, Salvator, and Salvatore.

  • A male given name from Spanish or Portuguese.
Origin
Spanish
Say it
/ˈsælvədɔɹ/

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