Given name & surname
Salvator
“a savior”
Salvator is a variant of Salvador. One Latin interpretation is “a savior.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Salvator is a variant of Salvador. One Latin interpretation is “a savior.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Salvator is a variant of Salvador. An origin associated with Salvador is Late Latin.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1910. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Salvator through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 920
- 920 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1989
- 41 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 8 in 2009. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 41 in 1989. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 529 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.
Salvator’s family of names
Salvator has a related form in Salvador. In Greek usage, Salvator is a transliteration of Σαλβατόρ. In Greek usage, Salvator as a surname is a transliteration of Σαλβατώρ.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 2
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
People named Salvator
- Salvator RosaItalian painter, poet and printmaker (1615 –1673)
- Salvator GottaItalian writer (1887–1980)
- Salvator NiciteretseBurundian Catholic prelate (born 1958)
- Salvator CupceaRomanian psychiatrist and psychologist1908–1958
- Salvator PélégryFrench swimmer (1898-1965)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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