Masculine dossier · first seen 1909

Sal

Name: SSA baby-name counts for Sal
Creator: Social Security Administration

Resurgent Gaining cultural share

Peak era

1958

Peak rank proxy

114

Current vitality

Rare

Generation

Boomer

1909Peak 19582024

Peak year

1958

Decline from peak

89.5%

2024

All-time

3,650

Sal is accumulating new signal in the present tense. Whether it is a revival or a fresh adoption curve, the name is moving from background noise toward cultural visibility again.

Your name peaked in 1958, when 114 boys were named Sal.

In 2024, only 12 boys were given the name.

All told, about 3,650 Americans have been named Sal and recorded by the Social Security Administration since 1909.

Rarity score99th percentile rare

AssociationBoomer

StabilityEra-bound, still legible

TrajectoryGaining cultural share

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