How Many People Are Named Salvador?
An estimated 40,754 people in the United States have the first name Salvador. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 37 years old, and Salvador peaked in popularity in 1992 with 928 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Salvador as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Salvador paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Salvador is overwhelmingly male, 183 female births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
40,754
About 1 in 8,410 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Male
99.6% confidence
Average Age
37
years old
Peak Year
1992
928 births
Total Registered
49,442
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Salvador
Salvador is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 49,442 total births registered, 99.6% were male.
Salvador as a male name
Ranked #721 in 2024
364 male births in 2024
Peak: 1992 (921 births)
Salvador as a female name
Ranked #17,084 in 2000
5 female births in 2000
Peak: 1987 (13 births)
Salvador: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Salvador span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 1990s, when 8,658 babies were registered. Salvador has declined significantly from its peak in the 1990s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Salvador by Decade
How has Salvador tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
| Decade | Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1890s | 17 | 17 | 0 | |
| 1900s | 127 | 127 | 0 | |
| 1910s | 875 | 875 | 0 | |
| 1920s | 2,627 | 2,627 | 0 | |
| 1930s | 2,037 | 2,030 | 7 | |
| 1940s | 2,514 | 2,514 | 0 | |
| 1950s | 3,236 | 3,236 | 0 | |
| 1960s | 3,222 | 3,217 | 5 | |
| 1970s | 5,208 | 5,164 | 44 | |
| 1980s | 6,724 | 6,652 | 72 | |
| 1990s | 8,658 | 8,608 | 50 | |
| 2000s | 7,876 | 7,871 | 5 | |
| 2010s | 4,485 | 4,485 | 0 | |
| 2020s | 1,831 | 1,831 | 0 | |
Salvador by State
Birth registrations for Salvador span all 38 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Illinois. The lowest are in Mississippi, Maryland, Arkansas. On average, about 1,198 Salvadors were registered per state.
Salvador + Last Name Combinations
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Salvador: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Salvador?
We estimate approximately 40,754 people named Salvador are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,410 Americans share this first name.
Is Salvador a common name?
Salvador is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 49,442 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Salvador most popular?
Salvador reached peak popularity in 1992, when 928 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Salvador is approximately 37 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Salvador a male name?
Salvador is predominantly male. 99.6% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Salvador Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Salvador Smith, Salvador Johnson, Salvador Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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