Salvador

Boy Spanish/Portuguese #702 in 2023

Salvador is a boy name of Spanish/Portuguese origin.

Meaning of Salvador

From Salvador, chiefly various placenames honoring, from salvador, from salvator, from salvāre + pos=forming agent nouns. In Spanish placenames, frequently a clipping of San Salvador.

Popularity of Salvador

Popularity, 1888–2023

379 births in 2023

1888 2023

48,895 U.S. births recorded from 1888–2023.

Peak year

1992

921 babies

First recorded

1888

135 years of history

Recent trend

Steady

Last 5 yrs vs. prior 5

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Popularity counts come from the U.S. Social Security Administration's national dataset. Etymology adapted from Wiktionary under CC BY-SA 4.0. If you spot an error, please let us know.