Boys' name · since 1992

Savan

109 babies named Savan in U.S. Social Security records since 1992, with the highest year being 1994. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

#16,888 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade

Savan is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 109 have been recorded since 1992.

Social Security Administration records show Savan recorded 109 times among boys since 1992, though it doesn't currently rank among the most-used boys names, peaking in the 1990s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1992 to 2017.

  • #16,888 of 45,481 all-time among boys
  • 109 born since 1992
  • 1990s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savan ranks #16,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 109 born since 1992, peaking in the 1990s.

#16,888 of 45,481
all-time among boys
109
born since 1992
1990s
peak decade
Below the archive median
All-time archive position

Savan's 109 recorded births place it above 62.84% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.

National only
State-record footprint

No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.

Savan's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Savan splits its recorded history at 2001: 42% of all births land in the more recent half, 58% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1993 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1994 peak of 11 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.

Savan popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1992–2017

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1994)
11
Annual births at peak, across 26 years of records
4681012 199219941996199920012004200820152017 6

Savan by decade

1990s is the heaviest window (55 births, 50% of the file).

1990s was Savan's strongest decade.

55 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.

Savan births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 1990s at 55 births (50% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Savan?
Savan has been given to 109 babies in the U.S. since 1992, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #16,888 of 45,481 among boys' names (total births, highest first). Its last appearance in the data was 2017. 11 babies were born in 1994, its single highest year.
Where does Savan sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savan ranks #16,888 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the null SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Savan most popular?
Savan was most popular in the 1990s decade with 55 total births. The single peak year was 1994.
How long has the name Savan been used?
Savan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1992, spanning 26 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Savan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Savion, Saverio, Savon, Savior, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

What to do with Savan's data

  • Savan's decade-level peak was the 1990s (55 total births); usage has since declined to 17 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Savan

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Savan: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.

Data Sources

Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1992–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).

Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Savan draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.