Given name & surname
Salar
“one who sails the seas”·“man who sails the seas”
Salar is a variant of Sailor. Interpretations include “one who sails the seas” (American) and “man who sails the seas” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salar is a variant of Sailor. Interpretations include “one who sails the seas” (American) and “man who sails the seas” (American). These may reflect different naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salar is a variant of Sailor. An origin associated with Sailor is American.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1986. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Salar through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 233
- 233 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 2024
- 29 babies
- 2025
- 24
- #4,366 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- +105%
- Rising fast
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 24 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 4,366 among boys’ names. Average annual use for boys was 104.7% higher in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for boys with this name (6). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 444 as a first name in 2020; 147 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Salar
- Salar KamangarIranian-American businessman, former CEO of YouTubeborn 1977
- Mir Turab Ali Khan, Salar Jung IPrime Minister of Hyderabad (1829-1883)
- Mir Laiq Ali Khan, Salar Jung IIPrime Minister of Hyderabad (1862-1889)
- Mir Yousuf Ali Khan, Salar Jung IIIPrime Minister of Hyderabad (1889-1949)
- Abolfath Mirza Salar od-Dowlehsalar od-Dowleh1880–1959
- Salar AbdohIranian novelist and essayistborn 1965
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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