Boys' name · since 1998
Savior
753 babies named Savior in U.S. Social Security records since 1998, with the highest year being 2024. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #6,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 753
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Yes -- Savior is the #1901 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 753 recorded since 1998.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savior has been recorded 753 times among boys since 1998, currently ranked #1901 nationally and more common than 86% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 2020s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1998 to 2025.
- #6,136 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #1,901 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 753 born since 1998
- 2020s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savior ranks #6,136 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,901 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 753 born since 1998, peaking in the 2020s.
- #6,136 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #1,901 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 753
- born since 1998
- 2020s
- peak decade
Savior's 753 recorded births place it above 86.5% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Texas.
How Savior compares
753 Top 36% higher than 64% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Savior's all-time total is 104% above the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Savior | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 753 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 93 | 34 | 22,252 |
Savior's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Savior splits its recorded history at 2012: 77% of all births land in the more recent half, 23% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1998 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2024 peak of 93 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Savior popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1998–2025
- Peak year (2024)
- 93
- Annual births at peak, across 28 years of records
Savior popularity over time - girls
20 total births recorded since 2021 (Savior as girls' name)
Savior by decade
2020s is the heaviest window (378 births, 50% of the file).
2020s was Savior's strongest decade.
378 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 50% of all-time use.
Savior births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1990s 14
1990s
14 births
- 2000s 124
2000s
124 births
- 2010s
2010s
237 births
- 2020s
2020s
378 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 378 births (50% of all-time use).
How Savior compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Savior's total volume
Savior by state
Where Savior concentrates geographically, total births since 1998
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 37 | 4.9% |
| #2 | New York | | 35 | 4.6% |
| #3 | Ohio | | 21 | 2.8% |
| #4 | California | | 17 | 2.3% |
| #5 | North Carolina | | 10 | 1.3% |
| #6 | Georgia | | 7 | 0.9% |
| #7 | Florida | | 6 | 0.8% |
| #8 | Michigan | | 5 | 0.7% |
37 of 753 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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What to do with Savior's data
- Texas records the most Saviors (37 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Savior: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2024)
Similar record span (~27 yrs)
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, 1998–2025 (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 Savior 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.