Recorded 1966–2017 Unisex name Peak 1992 176 births

Savoy — boys' name

176 babies named Savoy in U.S. Social Security records since 1966, with the highest year being 1992. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1960s51970s251980s231990s462000s462010s31
1990s
Peak decade

26% of everyone ever named Savoy was born in this single decade.

1992
Single peak year

10 babies were named Savoy in 1992 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Savoy

The Social Security Administration has registered 176 babies named Savoy between 1966 and 2017, spanning 52 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Savoy currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2017. The name reached its historical peak in 1992, when 10 babies received it in a single year. Savoy is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 12 additional births since 1998.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Savoy performed strongest in the 1990s, accumulating 46 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Savoy shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Savoy 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 176 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.

Savoy at a glance

Last recorded 2017

Total births

176

Since 1966

52 years of records

Peak year

1992

10 births that year

Strongest decade: 1990s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2017

Active since

1966

Recorded for 52 years

Last year on file: 2017

Savoy popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2017–1966

Last recorded 2017
Peak year (1992)
10
Annual births at peak — across 52 years of records
4681012 20172012200419991992198619721966 5

Savoy popularity over time — girls

12 total births recorded since 1998 (Savoy as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 12 births
4.555.566.577.5 20061998 7

Savoy by decade

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

Peak: 1990s
Peak decade
1990s
46 births that decade — 26% of Savoy's all-time total
1960s51970s251980s231990s462000s462010s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Savoy?
176 babies have been named Savoy since 1966. It was last recorded in 2017. The peak year was 1992 with 10 births.
When was Savoy most popular?
Savoy was most popular in the 1990s decade with 46 total births. The single peak year was 1992.
Is Savoy a unisex name?
Yes, Savoy is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 176 births, and as a girl's name it has 12 births.
How long has the name Savoy been used?
Savoy has been recorded in Social Security data since 1966, spanning 52 years of data through 2017.
What names are similar to Savoy?
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, 1966–2017 (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.