Recorded 1985–2023 Boys' name Peak 1989 84 births

Savvas — boys' name

84 babies named Savvas in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1989. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s221990s122000s212010s172020s12
1980s
Peak decade

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

1989
Single peak year

7 babies were named Savvas in 1989 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Savvas

The Social Security Administration has registered 84 babies named Savvas between 1985 and 2023, spanning 39 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Savvas currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 2023. The name reached its historical peak in 1989, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Savvas performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 22 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Savvas shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Savvas 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 84 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.

Savvas at a glance

Last recorded 2023

Total births

84

Since 1985

39 years of records

Peak year

1989

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 2023

Active since

1985

Recorded for 39 years

Last year on file: 2023

Savvas popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2023–1985

Last recorded 2023
Peak year (1989)
7
Annual births at peak — across 39 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 20232016201120082001199019871985 5

Savvas by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
22 births that decade — 26% of Savvas's all-time total
1980s221990s122000s212010s172020s12

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Savvas?
84 babies have been named Savvas since 1985. It was last recorded in 2023. The peak year was 1989 with 7 births.
When was Savvas most popular?
Savvas was most popular in the 1980s decade with 22 total births. The single peak year was 1989.
How long has the name Savvas been used?
Savvas has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 39 years of data through 2023.
What names are similar to Savvas?
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, 1985–2023 (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.