Is Sal a boy or girl name?

Sal is a boy’s name. Of the 3,663 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 0.0% were girls and 100.0% were boys.

Sal

Recorded 1909–2025 · United States

Sal was most popular in 1958, when 114 American babies were given the name — ranking #1,628 that year. In 2025 it ranked #13,540, with 13 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 3,663 people named Sal.

Sal over time

Births per year. The dot marks Sal’s peak in 1958. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Sal a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Sal is a boy’s name — 0.0% of the 3,663 Americans given it were girls and 100.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 0% girls and 100% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

Names that peaked alongside Sal

Where Sal is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org