Salvatore is an Italian name that means "savior", from the Late Latin Salvator, a title of Christ, and is especially common in Sicily and southern Italy. Italian immigrants carried it to the United States, where it is often shortened to Sal; the designer Salvatore Ferragamo and the Godfather character Sal Tessio made it widely known. Salvatore has been in the US top 1000 every year since 2000, when it ranked number 582, and stands at number 945 in 2025.