Salvador: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “savior”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- sal-vuh-DOR · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Boys
Spanish and Portuguese form of Salvador, from Late Latin salvator 'savior'. A well-known bearer is Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
How popular is Salvador?
Babies named Salvador in 2024364
2024 rank#720 boys
Peak year1994
Total US babies since 188049,442
Salvador has been fairly stable over the last fifteen years.
Names like Salvador
Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Salvador questions
What does the name Salvador mean?
Salvador means "savior". It comes from Spanish. Spanish and Portuguese form of Salvador, from Late Latin salvator 'savior'. A well-known bearer is Spanish surrealist painter Salvador Dalí.
Is Salvador a boy or girl name?
Salvador is mainly a boy's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Salvador?
364 US babies were named Salvador in 2024. Its peak year was 1994.
How do you pronounce Salvador?
Salvador is usually pronounced sal-vuh-DOR.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.