Recorded 1930–2008 Boys' name Peak 1980 59 births

Savas — boys' name

59 babies named Savas in U.S. Social Security records since 1930, with the highest year being 1980. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1930s101960s51970s51980s181990s52000s16
1980s
Peak decade

31% of everyone ever named Savas was born in this single decade.

1980
Single peak year

7 babies were named Savas in 1980 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Savas

The Social Security Administration has registered 59 babies named Savas between 1930 and 2008, spanning 79 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Savas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2008. The name reached its historical peak in 1980, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Savas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 18 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Savas shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Savas 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 59 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.

Savas at a glance

Last recorded 2008

Total births

59

Since 1930

79 years of records

Peak year

1980

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2008

Active since

1930

Recorded for 79 years

Last year on file: 2008

Savas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2008–1930

Last recorded 2008
Peak year (1980)
7
Annual births at peak — across 79 years of records
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Savas by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
18 births that decade — 31% of Savas's all-time total
1930s101960s51970s51980s181990s52000s16

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Savas?
59 babies have been named Savas since 1930. It was last recorded in 2008. The peak year was 1980 with 7 births.
When was Savas most popular?
Savas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 18 total births. The single peak year was 1980.
How long has the name Savas been used?
Savas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1930, spanning 79 years of data through 2008.
What names are similar to Savas?
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.

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, 1930–2008 (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.