Masculine dossier · first seen 1909
Sal
Resurgent
Gaining cultural share
Peak era
1958
Peak births
114
Current vitality
Rare
Peak generation
Boomer
Quick answers about Sal
How many people are named Sal?
An estimated 2,098 living Americans are named Sal.
How rare is Sal?
Sal is very rare among babies today, with 13 boys receiving the name in 2025, down 88.6% from its 1958 peak.
How old is the typical Sal?
The median age of a living American named Sal is approximately 59 years, with most bearers falling between 39 and 67 years old.
Is Sal still popular?
Yes — Sal is currently rising in popularity, with 13 births in 2025. Births this decade are running about 1.8× higher than the previous decade.
Where is Sal most common?
Sal has its strongest geographic signal in New York, where it appears 7.7× more often than the national baseline.
1909Peak 19582025
Peak year
1958
Decline from peak
88.6%
2025
13
All-time
3,663
Where it lives now
Sal is most concentrated in New York — about 6.3× the national rate in the 1940s.
States where Sal is given more often than the national average — its present-day heartland.