boys' name ★ peaked 1927

Salvatore

Meaning Borrowed from Italian Salvatore Gender Boy Rank 2025 #945 Trend → Stable

Borrowed from Italian Salvatore.

Rank 2025
#945
among boys · ↓42 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
249
named Salvatore · -4% vs 2024
How common
1 in 6,860
boys born in 2025
Peak year
1927
1,064 babies
All-time total
57,445
#462 all-time among boys
First recorded
1888
in Social Security records

Salvatore popularity over time

57,445 babies have been named Salvatore since 1888, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.380.751.131.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – 12 12 1 – #870
1890s – 86 86 9 +617% #447
1900s – 540 540 54 +528% #215
1910s – 5,976 5,976 598 +1007% #148
1920s 38 9,854 9,892 989 +66% #149
1930s 17 6,482 6,499 650 -34% #167
1940s – 5,576 5,576 558 -14% #231
1950s – 6,090 6,090 609 +9% #263
1960s – 5,505 5,505 551 -10% #318
1970s 21 4,015 4,036 404 -27% #360
1980s 5 3,389 3,394 339 -16% #427
1990s – 3,175 3,175 318 -6% #515
2000s – 2,802 2,802 280 -12% #582
2010s – 2,363 2,363 236 -16% #858
2020s (to 2025) – 1,499 1,499 250 +6% #883

Where Salvatore is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 252 0.15 outside top 500
2027 255 0.15 outside top 500
2028 257 0.15 outside top 500
2029 260 0.15 outside top 500
2030 261 0.15 outside top 500

Where Salvatore is most popular

Boys named Salvatore per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.147 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, New York, and Connecticut.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Salvatore born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 172 0.854 +481%
New York 346 0.799 +443%
Connecticut 49 0.724 +392%
Pennsylvania 104 0.392 +166%
Massachusetts 51 0.371 +152%
Michigan 49 0.239 +63%
Florida 100 0.211 +44%
Illinois 52 0.203 +38%
Ohio 38 0.143 ≈ national
North Carolina 18 0.070 -52%
California 59 0.065 -56%
Colorado 5 0.039 -74%
Virginia 7 0.037 -75%
Missouri 5 0.036 -75%
Arizona 5 0.031 -79%
Texas 25 0.028 -81%
Alaska – – –
Alabama – – –
Arkansas – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Georgia – – –
Hawaii – – –
Iowa – – –
Idaho – – –
Indiana – – –
Kansas – – –
Kentucky – – –
Louisiana – – –
Maryland – – –
Maine – – –
Minnesota – – –
Mississippi – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
Nebraska – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Oklahoma – – –
Oregon – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Carolina – – –
South Dakota – – –
Tennessee – – –
Utah – – –
Vermont – – –
Washington – – –
Wisconsin – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Salvatore

Salvatore is uncommon for boys in the United States, ranked #945 in 2025 with 249 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1888, 57,445 American babies have been named Salvatore. Its peak came in 1927, when 1,064 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1920s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Salvatore stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Salvatore?

The median living Salvatore is about 51 years old; half are between 28 and 68. An estimated 30 thousand people named Salvatore are alive in the United States today.

median 51 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Salvatore year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 – – 249 #945
2024 – – 260 #903
2023 – – 252 #918
2022 – – 269 #883
2021 – – 240 #945
2020 – – 229 #956
2019 – – 259 #858
2018 – – 242 #896
2017 – – 238 #904
2016 – – 234 #921
2015 – – 215 #964
2014 – – 239 #902
2013 – – 236 #885
2012 – – 229 #907
2011 – – 242 #871
2010 – – 229 #898
2009 – – 233 #895
2008 – – 232 #898
2007 – – 263 #813
2006 – – 253 #808
2005 – – 295 #699
2004 – – 307 #665
2003 – – 270 #701
2002 – – 342 #598
2001 – – 263 #688
2000 – – 344 #582
1995 – – 313 #579
1990 – – 322 #567
1985 – – 344 #466
1980 – – 368 #427
1975 6 #8,787 402 #390
1970 7 #6,902 515 #360
1965 – – 568 #320
1960 – – 588 #322
1955 – – 671 #275
1950 – – 617 #263
1945 – – 474 #275
1940 – – 533 #231
1935 – – 596 #203
1930 6 #4,489 882 #167
1925 6 #4,879 1,000 #155
1920 – – 911 #156
1915 – – 800 #148
1910 – – 128 #203
1905 – – 59 #257
1900 – – 22 #512
1895 – – 8 #859
1890 – – 6 #980
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Salvatore

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Salvatore Maranzano Salvatore Maranzano Italian-American mob boss (1886–1931) 19th century
  2. 2 Salvatore Schillaci Salvatore Schillaci Italian footballer (1964–2024) Contemporary
  3. 3 Salvatore Riina Salvatore Riina Italian crime boss and member of the Sicilian Mafia 1930–2017 · Contemporary
  4. 4 Salvatore Giuliano Salvatore Giuliano Sicilian bandit (1922–1950) Contemporary
  5. 5 Salvatore Ferragamo Salvatore Ferragamo Italian shoe designer (1898–1960) 19th century
  6. 6 Salvatore Adamo Salvatore Adamo Belgian musician b. 1943 · Contemporary
  7. 7 Salvatore Quasimodo Salvatore Quasimodo Italian poet and translator (1901–1968) Contemporary
  8. 8 Salvatore Bocchetti Salvatore Bocchetti Italian footballer (born 1986) Contemporary
  9. 9 Salvatore Aronica Salvatore Aronica Italian footballer (born 1978) Contemporary
  10. 10 Salvatore Sciarrino Salvatore Sciarrino Italian composer b. 1947 · Contemporary
  11. 11 Salvatore Accardo Salvatore Accardo Italian violinist and conductor b. 1941 · Contemporary
  12. 12 Salvatore Garau Italian artist (born 1953) Contemporary
  13. 13 Salvatore Bagni Italian footballer (born 1956) Contemporary
  14. 14 Salvatore Licitra Salvatore Licitra Italian operatic tenor 1968–2011 · Contemporary
  15. 15 Salvatore De Giorgi Salvatore De Giorgi Italian prelate of the Catholic Church (born 1930) Contemporary
  16. 16 Salvatore Puccio Salvatore Puccio Italian racing cyclist b. 1989 · Contemporary
  17. 17 Salvatore Sanzo Salvatore Sanzo Italian fencer b. 1975 · Contemporary
  18. 18 Salvatore Nunnari Salvatore Nunnari Archbishop Emeritus of Cosenza-Bisignano b. 1939 · Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Salvatore, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Salvatore?

The median living Salvatore is about 51 years old. Half of all living Salvatores are between 28 and 68 years old.

How many people named Salvatore are alive today?

An estimated 30 thousand people named Salvatore are alive in the United States, based on 57,445 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Salvatore mean?

Borrowed from Italian Salvatore.

How popular is the name Salvatore in 2025?

Salvatore ranked #945 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 249 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Salvatore?

57,445 babies have been named Salvatore in the United States since 1888, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Salvatore most popular?

Salvatore peaked in 1927, when 1,064 newborns received the name.

Is Salvatore a boy or girl name?

Salvatore is overwhelmingly a boy's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Salvatore rising or falling?

Salvatore is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Salvatore become more popular?

Salvatore looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 261 boys named Salvatore in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Salvatore?

Well-known people named Salvatore include Salvatore Maranzano (mafioso), Salvatore Schillaci (soccer player), Salvatore Riina (mafioso).

Names like Salvatore

Names that sound and feel close to Salvatore: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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