Salvador

Spanish from Latin Salvator

"savior"

Salvador Origin and Meaning

The name Salvador is a boy's name of Spanish origin meaning "savior".

A common epithet of Christ, frequently heard in the Hispanic community, Salvador could also be a great choice for artistic parents, given the continuing popularity of Dada and Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí. (If Monet and Raphael get a look in, why not Salvador?)

Salvador Rank in US Top 1000

# 701 in the US

Popularity of the name Salvador

• 701 US 2023
• 1993 Nameberry 2025
• 16 Portugal 2022
• 102 Mexico 2021
• 56 Chile 2021

20 Names Similar to Salvador

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• Gale
• Raul
• Lancelot
• Claus
• Antoine
• Jebediah
• Octavio
• Cletus
• Paolo
• Dominique
• Napoleon
• Julio
• Timon
• Jedediah
• Ishmael
• Donatello
• Lancaster
• Plato

Famous People Named Salvador

• Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí (i Domènech) 1st Marqués de Dalí de Pubo, Spanish surrealist painter
• Salvador Guillermo Allende (Gossens) 29th President of Chile
• Salvador Minuchin Argentine psychiatrist, founder of Structural Family Therapy
• Salvador Edward Luria Italian microbiologist, winner of the Nobel Prize
• Salvador Cabañas (Ortega) Paraguayan footballer
• Salvador Daniel Maida (b. 2008) son of singer Chantal Kreviazuk and Raine Maida

The name Salvador in Pop Culture

• El Salvador country in Central America
• Salvador Bahia, Brazil

International Variations of the name Salvador

• Salvator Polish
• Xabat Spanish
• Xalvador Spanish
• Salbatore Spanish
• Xalbador Basque
• Salvino Spanish
• Salvatore Italian
• Sauveur French
• Salvadore Spanish
• Salvatorio Italian