Sal first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1909. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 1958, 114 babies received the name (ranked #702). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #8559), with roughly 10 babies named Sal each year. Sal's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 3,650 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.