Is Sal a boy or girl name?
Sal is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 12 boys were named Sal, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 3,650 US babies named Sal were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #7,158
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sal since 1909
- 3,650
- Most popular year
- 1958
- 114 babies
Boys and girls named Sal, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 8 | 0 | 0% |
| 1910s | 158 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 274 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 405 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 529 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 531 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 759 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 328 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 203 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 211 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 123 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 65 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 56 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 | #7,158 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 9 | #8,799 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 11 | #7,661 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 15 | #5,973 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 9 | #8,597 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #10,601 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 7 | #10,543 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #11,958 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 16 | #5,741 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 11 | #7,460 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 5 | #13,701 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #13,966 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 8 | #9,509 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 8 | #9,706 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 5 | #14,233 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 5 | #14,019 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 13 | #6,387 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 16 | #5,236 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 15 | #5,439 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 13 | #5,822 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 15 | #5,092 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 23 | #3,701 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 10 | #6,737 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 13 | #5,266 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 14 | #4,827 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 12 | #5,220 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 19 | #3,650 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,172 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 25 | #2,926 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 21 | #3,229 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 30 | #2,452 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 26 | #2,671 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 29 | #2,421 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 19 | #3,184 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 28 | #2,239 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 22 | #2,542 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 17 | #2,986 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 29 | #2,006 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 13 | #3,415 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 15 | #3,048 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 18 | #2,686 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 24 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 18 | #2,705 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 16 | #2,877 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 28 | #1,861 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 18 | #2,541 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 29 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 21 | #2,192 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 27 | #1,785 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 32 | #1,544 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 49 | #1,175 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 52 | #1,145 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 56 | #1,099 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 54 | #1,062 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 54 | #1,014 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 58 | #954 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 62 | #931 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 62 | #941 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 68 | #925 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 97 | #776 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 103 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 97 | #779 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 104 | #757 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 107 | #741 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 114 | #702 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 90 | #793 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 51 | #1,066 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 33 | #1,336 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 19 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 28 | #1,452 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,343 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 27 | #1,451 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 30 | #1,337 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 40 | #1,125 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 44 | #1,071 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 64 | #874 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 56 | #889 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 58 | #827 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 45 | #973 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 62 | #845 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 58 | #866 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 51 | #895 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 51 | #888 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 43 | #970 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 39 | #1,040 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 52 | #854 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 50 | #869 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 49 | #912 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 33 | #1,170 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 37 | #1,090 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 44 | #1,002 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 39 | #1,097 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 19 | #1,743 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 32 | #1,264 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 24 | #1,559 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 34 | #1,263 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 25 | #1,506 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 34 | #1,243 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 28 | #1,449 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 29 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 17 | #2,020 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 21 | #1,755 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 30 | #1,345 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 26 | #1,443 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 22 | #1,641 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 22 | #1,575 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 14 | #2,133 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 21 | #1,545 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 16 | #1,596 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 12 | #1,658 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 15 | #1,257 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 10 | #1,181 | 0 | – |
| 1910 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1909 | 8 | #1,141 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sal reached #702 in 1958. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 1950s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Names spelled like Sal
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.