Boys' name · since 1985
Savvas
Since 1985, U.S. Social Security records show 84 babies named Savvas, peaking in 1989. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #18,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Savvas is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 84 have been recorded since 1985.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savvas has been recorded 84 times among boys since 1985, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1980s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1985 to 2023.
- #18,589 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 84 born since 1985
- 1980s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savvas ranks #18,589 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 84 born since 1985, peaking in the 1980s.
- #18,589 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 84
- born since 1985
- 1980s
- peak decade
Savvas's 84 recorded births place it above 59.1% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Savvas's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Savvas splits its recorded history at 2003: 54% of all births land in the more recent half, 46% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1985 (5 births) -- compare that against the 1989 peak of 7 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Savvas popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1985–2023
- Peak year (1989)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 39 years of records
Savvas by decade
1980s is the heaviest window (22 births, 26% of the file).
1980s was Savvas's strongest decade.
22 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 26% of all-time use.
Savvas births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1980s
1980s
22 births
- 1990s
1990s
12 births
- 2000s
2000s
21 births
- 2010s
2010s
17 births
- 2020s
2020s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1980s at 22 births (26% of all-time use).
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- Savvas's usage has stayed within range of its 1980s decade-level peak (22 total births) through the 2020s (12) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Two nationwide peer axes for Savvas: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1989)
Similar record span (~38 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, 1985–2023 (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 Savvas 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.