# Salvatore (first name)

Source: https://namelineage.com/first-name/salvatore/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. US counts from the Social Security Administration; England and Wales counts from the Office for National Statistics; meaning and etymology from Wiktionary. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Usually given to | boys |
| Origin | Italian |
| Meaning | not recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Nicknames | none recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |
| US babies named this | 57,445 since 1880 |
| Boys / girls in the US | 57,364 / 81 (0% girls) |
| Babies in England and Wales | 230, 1996 to 2025 |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Salvatore. Doublet of Salvador.

## Popularity

The last 15 years of each series. A year is missing when too few babies were given the name for the agency to publish it: five in the US, three in England and Wales.

### United States, girls

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1923 | 7 | 4,314 |
| 1925 | 6 | 4,879 |
| 1926 | 6 | 4,763 |
| 1927 | 6 | 4,723 |
| 1928 | 8 | 3,705 |
| 1929 | 5 | 5,178 |
| 1930 | 6 | 4,489 |
| 1937 | 6 | 4,192 |
| 1938 | 5 | 4,897 |
| 1970 | 7 | 6,902 |
| 1972 | 8 | 6,428 |
| 1975 | 6 | 8,787 |
| 1986 | 5 | 12,384 |

### United States, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 242 | 871 |
| 2012 | 229 | 907 |
| 2013 | 236 | 885 |
| 2014 | 239 | 902 |
| 2015 | 215 | 964 |
| 2016 | 234 | 921 |
| 2017 | 238 | 904 |
| 2018 | 242 | 896 |
| 2019 | 259 | 858 |
| 2020 | 229 | 956 |
| 2021 | 240 | 945 |
| 2022 | 269 | 883 |
| 2023 | 252 | 918 |
| 2024 | 260 | 903 |
| 2025 | 249 | 945 |

### England and Wales, boys

| Year | Babies | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 9 | 2,199 |
| 2011 | 6 | 2,892 |
| 2012 | 5 | 3,416 |
| 2013 | 5 | 3,315 |
| 2014 | 10 | 2,079 |
| 2015 | 10 | 2,150 |
| 2016 | 7 | 2,804 |
| 2017 | 6 | 3,040 |
| 2018 | 6 | 3,011 |
| 2019 | 7 | 2,728 |
| 2020 | 8 | 2,404 |
| 2021 | 6 | 3,017 |
| 2022 | 12 | 1,879 |
| 2023 | 7 | 2,813 |
| 2025 | 5 | 3,684 |

## People named Salvatore

- Salvatore Adamo, Belgian recording artist of Italian birth; musician, songwriter, singer
- Salvatore J. Cordileone, American Roman Catholic bishop
- Salvatore Todisco, boxer (1961-1990)
- Salvatore Totino, American cinematographer
- Salvatore Tripoli, American boxer (1904-1990)
- Salvatore Ronald Matano, American Catholic bishop
- Salvatore D'Aquila, American mobster
- Salvatore Colombo, Catholic bishop (1922–1989)
- Salvatore Bonanno, American mobster (1932–2008)
- Salvatore Gambino, German footballer
- Salvatore Oppes, equestrian (1909–1987)
- Sonny Bono, American entertainer, musician and politician (1935–1998)

## How to read these numbers

A count is babies registered with that name in that year, not people alive now, so a name common a century ago can have a large total and few recent births.