Salvatore
Salvatore is an Italian name meaning "Saviour". People named Salvatore include:
- Italian
Meaning & Origin of Salvatore
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Salvatore is an Italian name meaning "Saviour". People named Salvatore include:
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Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
The Story of Salvatore
Salvatore first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 1888, with 5 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1927: 1,058 births, good for #149 nationwide. As of 2026, Salvatore ranks #883 for baby boys with 270 births, gradually rising (+9%). All told, over 58K Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1880s to the 2020s.
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Variants & Related Forms of Salvatore
Foreign forms, alternate spellings, and nicknames that share roots with Salvatore. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
Names that sound like Salvatore
Phonetically similar names — useful when Salvatore is the vibe but a different syllable count or letter feel might suit better. Linked entries have a profile on Peek a Name.
- Salvatory
- Salvatori
- Salvador
- Salutary
- Solitary
- Salvadoran
- Salvadore
- Salvatierra
- Saltatory
- Salvadorian
- Solidary
- Salvadorean
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About the name Salvatore
Salvatore is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1888 and has accumulated 58K births in the dataset. Salvatore's peak popularity came in 1927 when it ranked #148. Use the chart and map above to compare Salvatore's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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