Recorded 2008–2022 Boys' name Peak 2012 44 births

Saavan — boys' name

44 babies named Saavan in U.S. Social Security records since 2008, with the highest year being 2012. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

2000s52010s282020s11
2010s
Peak decade

64% of everyone ever named Saavan was born in this single decade.

2012
Single peak year

6 babies were named Saavan in 2012 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Saavan

The Social Security Administration has registered 44 babies named Saavan between 2008 and 2022, spanning 15 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Saavan currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2022. The name reached its historical peak in 2012, when 6 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Saavan performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 28 births during that ten-year window. Across the 3 decades of recorded activity, Saavan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Saavan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 44 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Saavan at a glance

Last recorded 2022

Total births

44

Since 2008

15 years of records

Peak year

2012

6 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2022

Active since

2008

Recorded for 15 years

Last year on file: 2022

Saavan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2022–2008

Last recorded 2022
Peak year (2012)
6
Annual births at peak — across 15 years of records
4.555.566.5 20222021201820152014201320122008 5

Saavan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
28 births that decade — 64% of Saavan's all-time total
2000s52010s282020s11

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Saavan?
44 babies have been named Saavan since 2008. It was last recorded in 2022. The peak year was 2012 with 6 births.
When was Saavan most popular?
Saavan was most popular in the 2010s decade with 28 total births. The single peak year was 2012.
How long has the name Saavan been used?
Saavan has been recorded in Social Security data since 2008, spanning 15 years of data through 2022.
What names are similar to Saavan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Saad, Saadiq, Saahil, Saatvik, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 2008–2022 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.