Unisex name · since 1966
Savoy
Savoy has 176 recorded births since 1966 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1992 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- 176
- total births
- 1966–2017
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
176 boys have been named Savoy since 1966, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Social Security Administration records show Savoy recorded 176 times among boys since 1966, 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 1966 to 2017.
- 176 total births
- 1966–2017 years on record
- 1990s peak decade
- 26% born in that decade
Data updated Jul 2026
The verdict
176 boys have been named Savoy since 1966, peaking in the 1990s, last recorded in 2017.
- 176
- total births
- 1966–2017
- years on record
- 1990s
- peak decade
- 26%
- born in that decade
26% of everyone ever named Savoy was born in this single decade.
10 babies were named Savoy in 1992 - its busiest year on record.
Savoy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Savoy's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 49% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 51%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1966, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1992 peak of 10, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Savoy at a glance
Last recorded 2017Peak year
Current rank
Active since
Savoy popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1966–2017
- Peak year (1992)
- 10
- Annual births at peak, across 52 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 2017.
176 total births across 52 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1992 with 10 births in a single year.
Savoy popularity over time - girls
12 total births recorded since 1998 (Savoy as girls' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The girls' variant of Savoy accounts for 6% of total recorded use across both genders.
Savoy by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
1990s was Savoy's strongest decade.
46 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Savoy births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1960s 5
1960s
5 births
- 1970s
1970s
25 births
- 1980s
1980s
23 births
- 1990s
1990s
46 births
- 2000s
2000s
46 births
- 2010s
2010s
31 births
What this shows Peak: 1990s at 46 births (26% of all-time use).
Savoy decade highlights
- Peak decade 46 births
- Runner-up 46 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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What to do with Savoy's data
- Savoy's usage has stayed within range of its 1990s decade-level peak (46 total births) through the 2010s (31) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
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Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Data Sources
Data as of July 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, 1966–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Savoy: Baby Name Since 1966 - 176 Births, Peak 1992." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/savoy. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Savoy 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 July 2026.
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