Sal Name Popularity

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How popular is Sal?

In 2018 the rare name Sal, ranked the 10,486th Most Popular Boys Name in the United States.

This once, top 1000 name, Sal is currently less popular.

It reached its highest popularity ranking of #702 in 1958 with 114 occurrences.

The least number of children given the name Sal was less than 5, most recently in 2015.

Approximately during the years 1910-1915, 1916-1920, 1928-1932, and 1954-1958, the name Sal took a definitive turn upwards in popularity whereas 1947-1950, 1951-1954, 1970-1975, and 1994-1997 were years of successive downward movement.

Sal's popularity has steadily decreased for some time. however, the number of children named Sal lately has risen.

What does the future hold for the popularity of Sal?

Currently, the name is at a very low point when compared to its most popular year.

The name Sal is mostly unused but has recently started to rise upward in popularity.

Relative to what it once was, Sal has fallen out of favor as a given name.

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		Sal (Boy)
Year	%	No. of Babies Given Name	Popul. Rank
2018		7	10,486
2017		6	11,933
2016		16	5,722
2015		< 5	--
2014		10	8,005
2013		5	13,679
2012		< 5	--
2011		5	13,950
2010		8	9,501
2009		8	9,697
2008		5	14,224
2007		5	14,017
2006		13	6,387
2005		16	5,231
2004		15	5,437
2003		13	5,821
2002		15	5,089
2001		23	3,699
2000		10	6,734
1999		13	5,266
1998		14	4,826
1997		12	5,220
1996		19	3,648
1995		22	3,172
1994		25	2,925
1993		21	3,227
1992		30	2,452
1991		26	2,669
1990		29	2,420
1989		19	3,184
1988		28	2,235
1987		21	2,624
1986		17	2,988
1985		29	2,004
1984		13	3,411
1983		15	3,043
1982		17	2,803
1981		24	2,194
1980		17	2,810
1979		16	2,875
1978		28	1,861
1977		18	2,539
1976		29	1,773
1975		20	2,269
1974		28	1,743
1973		32	1,542
1972		49	1,174
1971		52	1,145
1970		57	1,089
1969		54	1,060
1968		54	1,015
1967		58	953
1966		62	931
1965		62	940
1964		68	926
1963		97	777
1962		103	757
1961		97	780
1960		104	759
1959		107	740
1958		114	702
1957		90	793
1956		50	1,077
1955		33	1,337
1954		19	1,814
1953		28	1,452
1952		32	1,344
1951		27	1,452
1950		30	1,337
1949		40	1,125
1948		45	1,061
1947		64	873
1946		56	889
1945		58	827
1944		44	986
1943		63	836
1942		58	865
1941		51	896
1940		51	888
1939		43	970
1938		39	1,040
1937		52	855
1936		50	870
1935		49	912
1934		33	1,170
1933		37	1,090
1932		44	1,002
1931		39	1,097
1930		19	1,743
1929		32	1,264
1928		24	1,559
1927		34	1,262
1926		25	1,505
1925		34	1,243
1924		28	1,449
1923		29	1,379
1922		17	2,020
1921		21	1,755
1920		30	1,345
1919		26	1,442
1918		22	1,641
1917		22	1,575
1916		14	2,133
1915		21	1,545
1914		16	1,596
1913		12	1,658
1912		15	1,257
1911		10	1,181
1910		< 5	--
1909		8	1,141
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United States name popularity data is provided by the Social Security Administration and is based on Social Security card applications.

Data for a given year is not made available until well into the next year.

Data reflects what was recorded and has not been edited for errors, so for example the gender associated with a name may be incorrect.

The more babies that are given a particular name, the higher the popularity ranking. If multiple names have the same usage, the tie is broken by assigning popularity rank in alphabetical order. Therefore in the case of names with fewer occurrences, names with the same number of occurrences may have vastly different rankings because they will be interranked alphabetically.

To safeguard privacy, the SSA does not include names with less than 5 occurrences.

Please note, we update the data each May when the SSA releases new figures. All data changes at that time, including previous years, which will change minutely based on new information.