Salvatore
Salvatore was the 945th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 249 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 148th; the most babies were born in 1927 (1,058). Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Salvatore in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Meaning "savior" · Italian, Latin
Say it sal-vuh-TOR-ee /ˌsælvəˈtɔri/
- Rank in 2025
- #945 boys, up 11 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 249boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 19271,058 babies
- Total since 1880
- 57,445babies recorded
What does the name Salvatore mean?
Salvatore is Italian for "savior", from the Late Latin salvator, a title of Jesus as Savior of the world. It came to the US with Italian immigrants and was most common here in the 1910s and 1920s. Its Spanish counterpart is Salvador, and Sal is the usual short form.
salvator (Late Latin, “savior”)
How sure is this? Well established.
Pronunciation: Italian: sahl-vah-TOH-reh.
Related names: Salvador, Sal, Salvatrice.
See also: Italian names, names that mean God.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Salvatore', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wiktionary, entry 'salvatore', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation)
- Wikipedia, 'Salvatore (name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation)
Nicknames for Salvatore
The usual nicknames for Salvatore are Sal and Sally. Some parents skip the long form: for every 100 boys named Salvatore in the last five years, 5 were named Sal, against 6 twenty years earlier.
| Nickname | Kind | Rank 2025 | Boys, 5 years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sal · also for Salvador | Traditional | #6,735 | 60 |
| Sally · also for Sarah | Traditional | — | — |
Nicknames reviewed by our editors; counts are boys given the nickname as their legal first name. Nobody records how many Salvatores go by each one.
Salvatore popularity since 1880
A few girls are given the name too: 81 since 1923.
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #945 | 249 |
| 2020 | #956 | 229 |
| 2010 | #898 | 229 |
| 2000 | #582 | 344 |
| 1990 | #567 | 322 |
| 1980 | #427 | 368 |
| 1970 | #360 | 515 |
| 1960 | #322 | 588 |
| 1950 | #263 | 617 |
| 1940 | #231 | 533 |
| 1930 | #167 | 882 |
| 1920 | #156 | 911 |
| 1910 | #203 | 128 |
| 1900 | #512 | 22 |
| 1890 | #980 | 6 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Salvatore, counting every spelling?
Salvatore has no other common spelling that sounds the same. Counting every name's spellings together, it ranks #912 for boys in 2025, against #945 on the official list.
How many kids will share the name Salvatore?
249 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Salvatore (0.07 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Salvatore born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 34 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Salvatore.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Salvatore?
About 28,000 people born in the US named Salvatore are alive today, with a median age of 50; half are between 28 and 67. That makes Salvatore mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Salvatore by state
How common Salvatore was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (5.8×), New York (5.4×), Connecticut (4.9×), Pennsylvania (2.7×), Massachusetts (2.5×). In 35 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Salvatore: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Salvatore, they share its era and feel.
Middle names for Salvatore · Sibling names for Salvatore
Questions about the name Salvatore
What does Salvatore mean?
Salvatore means “"savior"” (Italian, Latin origin). Certainty: well established.
How popular is the name Salvatore?
Salvatore was the 945th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 249 babies. Its best year was 1914, when it ranked 148th; the most babies were born in 1927 (1,058). Over the last ten years it has moved up 19 places. More babies were named Salvatore in the 1920s than in any other decade.
Is Salvatore a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Salvatore in the US.
Where is Salvatore most popular?
In 2021–2025, Salvatore was most common in New Jersey (0.85 per 1,000 boys), followed by New York and Connecticut.