| Salvador | Rodolfo | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Savior | famous wolf |
| Origin | Spanish | spanish |
| Gender | Boy | Boy |
| Pronunciation | sahl-vah-DOR | roh-DOHL-foh |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| First appeared | 1888 | 0 |
| Peak year | 1992 (922) | 1981 (610) |
| In 2025 | 341 | 0 |
| Trend | Declining | Vintage |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Salvador | Rodolfo |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 2,176 | 795 |
| 2010s | 4,486 | 2,166 |
| 2000s | 7,872 | 4,595 |
| 1990s | 8,608 | 5,665 |
| 1980s | 6,652 | 5,177 |
| 1970s | 5,164 | 4,053 |
| 1960s | 3,216 | 3,100 |
| 1950s | 3,236 | 3,031 |
| 1940s | 2,514 | 1,852 |
| 1930s | 2,030 | 1,433 |
| 1920s | 2,627 | 1,507 |
| 1910s | 875 | 359 |
| 1900s | 127 | 40 |
| 1890s | 17 | 0 |
| 1880s | 5 | 0 |
Salvador means “saviour” in Spanish.
Spanish and Italian form of Rudolph, from Germanic Hrodwulf: 'hrod' ('fame') plus 'wulf' ('wolf'), meaning 'famous wolf'. The '-olfo' ending reflects the wolf element.
Salvador is more popular than Rodolfo today: about 341 US babies were given the name Salvador in 2025, compared with 0 named Rodolfo.
Salvador means Savior (Spanish origin), while Rodolfo means famous wolf (spanish origin).
In US records, Salvador first appears in 1888 and Rodolfo in 0, so Rodolfo has the longer recorded history.