Sal

English, diminutive of Salvador or Salvatore, Latin

"savior"

Sal Origin and Meaning

The name Sal is a boy's name of English origin meaning "savior".

The sidekick in almost every movie or TV show with an Italo-American setting, this once common name has now fallen onto the endangered list, given to fewer than 50 baby boys each year.

Sal Rank in US Top 1000

# 951 in the US

Popularity of the name Sal

• 1267 Nameberry 2024

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Famous People Named Sal

• Sal Viscuso American actor
• Salvatore "Sal" Zizzo American soccer player
• Salvatore "Sal" Mineo American actor
• Silvio "Sal" Buscema American comic book artist
• Salvatore Joseph "Sal" Marchiano American sportscaster
• Salvatore "Sal" Iacono American comedian
• Sal Valentino (born Salvatore Willard Spampinato) American musician of The Beau Brummels
• Salvatore Edward Anthony "Sal" Vulcano Jr. American comedian from The Tenderloins and Impractical Jokers

The name Sal in Pop Culture

• Sal Romano character on TV's "Mad Men"
• Sal Paradise character in "On the Road"
• Sal character in "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
• Sal Manella character in "Ace Attorney" game series
• Sal character on animated series "Futurama"
• Sal Minella Muppet chimpanzee
• Sal alias of Big Pussy Bonpensiero on TV's The Sopranos
• Salvatore "Sal" Maroni character in Batman comics
• Salvatore "Sal" Tessio character in The Godfather series
• SAL 9000 a fictional computer in 2010: Odyssey Two
• Sal Mustela character in video game Need For Speed Carbon
• Sal "Sally Face" main playable character in the dark adventure video game "Sally Face"