Salvador is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning “saviour.” In 2024 it was given to 364 boys in the United States.
Salvador belongs to the Spanish and Portuguese tradition. Its meaning — “saviour” — is the sense carried by its Spanish roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Salvador first appears in Social Security records in 1888. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #289 in 1990, and in 2024 364 babies received the name — 49,259 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Salvador means “saviour” in its Spanish roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Salvador is a boy name. In 2024, 364 babies received the name in the US.
Salvador comes from the Spanish and Portuguese tradition.
Salvador first appears in US records in 1888. Its best-ever ranking was #289 in 1990, and 364 babies were given the name in 2024.
Salvador is pronounced /ˈsælvədɔː/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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