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The baby name Sales is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /seɪlz/ (SAYLZ).

Sales is French, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Gender: Male
Syllables: 1.0
Pronunciation: /seɪlz/ (SAYLZ)

What is the meaning of the name Sales ?

The baby name Sales is a Male name , 1 syllables long and is pronounced /seɪlz/ (SAYLZ).

Sales is French, Portuguese, Spanish in Origin.

Sales is a surname-turned-given name with intertwined Romance and English roots. In French and Savoyard context, it denotes origin from Sales, a place name, hence de Sales "from Sales"; through Portuguese and Spanish it entered the Lusophone and Hispanic onomasticon. In England, the related surname Sales may derive from Old English salh "willow" or from Old Norse salr "hall," giving the sense "dweller by the willows" or "at the hall." As a given name, Sales therefore carries toponymic and locational meanings.

Use as a first name is uncommon but established in Catholic traditions honoring St. Francis de Sales (1567–1622). In Brazil and other Lusophone regions, Sales appears as a devotional middle or standalone masculine name, with sporadic unisex modern use. Noted variants and cognates include de Sales, Salles (French/Portuguese), Sales (Catalan/Valencian), Sale (English), and the derivative given name Salesio (Italian/Spanish).

Sales has the following similar or variant Names

Sales – Popularity by country

Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.

Country Gender Year Rank Born of
NA 0 #33 1 2,537
MV Boys 0 #79 1 3,375
JM 0 #93 1 3,714
QA 0 #106 1 7,011
BN Girls 0 #111 4 5,459
BN Boys 0 #134 6 6,332
ID Boys 0 #135 1 4,130
AE 0 #187 1 10,220
BG Boys 0 #220 1 3,850
LU Boys 0 #220 1 4,970
BG Girls 0 #231 1 3,559
IR 0 #231 1 4,221
MO Boys 0 #232 3 5,842
BD 0 #239 3 5,992
AO Boys 0 #249 1 5,568
GR Girls 0 #249 1 6,293
JP Girls 0 #250 2 6,592
TW Boys 0 #256 1 7,111
GR Boys 0 #273 1 6,912
TW Girls 0 #286 4 8,139
JM Boys 0 #292 2 6,876
AL Boys 0 #303 1 5,122
CZ Boys 0 #305 1 6,530
SA 0 #310 3 10,560
CN Boys 0 #329 3 9,639
DK Boys 0 #331 2 7,401
CN Girls 0 #336 14 8,829
GH Girls 0 #337 1 6,973
QA Girls 0 #337 7 15,378
JO Girls 0 #338 2 7,570
MY 0 #353 2 12,352
HK 0 #356 2 8,483
BR 0 #358 3 5,969
SD Girls 0 #358 1 7,678
GH Boys 0 #361 1 8,138
MU Girls 0 #362 1 8,539
MU Boys 0 #362 8 8,477
PL Girls 0 #364 1 5,096
YE 0 #371 11 8,639
PT Boys 0 #374 8 7,951
JO Boys 0 #386 4 7,057
EG 0 #404 9 6,387
PH Boys 0 #408 1 11,440
OM Girls 0 #423 2 15,987
PH Girls 0 #424 6 13,098
SD Boys 0 #464 3 10,523
PT Girls 0 #471 1 7,952
GT Boys 0 #491 9 7,625
BR Boys 0 #501 273 12,213
IQ Girls 0 #517 9 11,303
LY 0 #519 17 12,703
RU Girls 0 #523 1 11,913
RU Boys 0 #525 2 12,621
UY Girls 0 #536 1 6,731
GT Girls 0 #540 2 7,500
AE Girls 0 #543 11 20,968
HK Boys 0 #549 9 12,905
KW Girls 0 #554 8 19,177
PS Boys 0 #561 1 10,655
IR Boys 0 #565 1 10,162
CM Boys 0 #575 1 12,054
BH 0 #584 4 17,937
BD Boys 0 #599 7 10,045
BO Boys 0 #621 2 9,244
IL Boys 0 #622 4 10,983
SG Girls 0 #625 8 18,916
HK Girls 0 #643 8 16,104
IN Girls 0 #654 1 13,121
LB 0 #685 6 13,263
IQ Boys 0 #690 8 13,071
QA Boys 0 #692 16 18,093
CL Boys 0 #700 1 13,390
SG Boys 0 #731 9 17,960
KW Boys 0 #755 15 18,755
SY 0 #760 8 11,684
EG Boys 0 #796 91 15,035
TN 0 #860 6 13,765
OM Boys 0 #870 12 17,948
CL Girls 0 #914 2 14,098
EG Girls 0 #919 41 14,742
SA Girls 0 #922 14 25,931
BR Girls 0 #924 18 12,708
PE Boys 0 #926 1 14,506
NL Boys 0 #942 10 5,873
Spain Girls 0 #947 37 5,561
MY Girls 0 #968 27 24,821
MX Boys 0 #972 11 16,355
NG Boys 0 #997 5 16,906
PE Girls 0 #1,009 2 14,861
IN Boys 0 #1,035 5 16,750
AE Boys 0 #1,065 28 22,615
MY Boys 0 #1,080 32 25,439
CO Girls 0 #1,151 2 16,140
DZ 0 #1,156 21 20,130
ZA Boys 0 #1,159 20 25,619
MA 0 #1,194 6 20,986
ZA Girls 0 #1,230 7 25,928
TR 0 #1,251 4 19,440
MX Girls 0 #1,262 6 17,781
IT Girls 0 #1,430 17 9,415
IT Boys 0 #1,456 16 10,046
SA Boys 0 #1,523 92 28,008

Sales is popular in 62 countries — most recent births per country:

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People also ask about Sales

Sales is predominantly a boy's name.
Sales is a one syllable name, pronounced /seɪlz/ (SAYLZ).
Common nicknames and spelling variations include Salles, Salls, Sale and de Sales.
Across languages, Sales has these equivalents: Hall (English, similar meaning), Salle (French), Sala (place-name root in Romance languages).
Sales is a name of French origin, traditionally used in France. It doesn't appear in the major international birth registries we track, but it is an established name within France and its diaspora communities.