Sal Boy
How popular is Sal?
#6,442 boy name in 2025
13 baby boys were named Sal in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
2,273living people named Sal (est.)
60median age of people named Sal
3,663babies named Sal since 1880
1 in 255,026US babies born in 2025
Sal popularity over time
| Rank in 2025 | #6,442 for boys (▲ 385 from 2024) |
|---|---|
| Babies in 2025 | 13 boys |
| 10-year trend | New in the last 10 years |
| Earlier ranks | #8,062 in 2020 |
| Peak year | 1958 (114 boys) |
| Highest rank | #700 in 1958 |
| First recorded | 1909 |
| Boys vs girls (last 10 years) | 100% boys, 0% girls |
| Chance a classmate shares it | 0.0% in a class of 25 kids born in 2025 |
Sal counting every spelling
Social Security counts each spelling as its own name. Adding together the spellings that sound alike, the Saleh family of names ranked #1,781 for boys in 2025 (#1,521 the year before), with 68 babies in all.
| Spelling | Boys in 2025 | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Saleh | 55 | 81% |
| Sal | 13 | 19% |
Spellings are grouped by how they sound, using our own rules, so a few groupings may not match how your family says the name.
Sal by decade
| Decade | Baby boys | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | #1,083 |
| 1910s | 158 | #1,116 |
| 1920s | 274 | #1,225 |
| 1930s | 405 | #845 |
| 1940s | 529 | #817 |
| 1950s | 531 | #700 |
| 1960s | 759 | #749 |
| 1970s | 328 | #1,093 |
| 1980s | 203 | #1,974 |
| 1990s | 211 | #2,368 |
| 2000s | 123 | #3,612 |
| 2010s | 65 | #5,551 |
| 2020s | 69 | #5,771 |
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Questions
- Is Sal a boy or girl name?
- Sal is mostly a boy name. Over the last 10 years, 100% of babies named Sal were boys.
- How popular is the name Sal?
- 13 baby boys were named Sal in the US in 2025, making it the 6442nd most popular boy name.
- When was Sal most popular?
- Sal peaked in 1958, when 114 boys were given the name. Its highest rank was #700 in 1958.
- How many people are named Sal?
- 3,663 babies have been named Sal in the US since 1880. We estimate about 2,273 of them are alive in 2026, with a median age of 60.
Source: Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880 to 2025 (names given to at least 5 babies of a sex in a year). Living-people and median-age figures are our estimates using US life tables. How we calculate.