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.

# 951 in the US

Sal Rank in US Top 1000

Sal Popularity

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

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"