Girls' name · since 2007

Savvy

Savvy has 463 recorded births since 2007 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2017 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.

#12,424 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,966 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
463
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade

463 babies have been named Savvy since 2007, making it today's #3966 girls' name.

Social Security Administration records show Savvy recorded 463 times among girls since 2007, holding rank #3966 nationally today, ahead of 77% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2007 to 2025.

  • #12,424 of 72,339 all-time among girls
  • #3,966 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
  • 463 born since 2007
  • 2010s peak decade

Data updated Aug 2026

The verdict

According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savvy ranks #12,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,966 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 463 born since 2007, peaking in the 2010s.

#12,424 of 72,339
all-time among girls
#3,966 of 17,297
2025 SSA year
463
born since 2007
2010s
peak decade
0%100%Median name50%77%
Savvy vs. every other girls name in current SSA rankings
Above the archive median
All-time archive position

Savvy's 463 recorded births place it above 82.81% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.

4 jurisdictions
State-record footprint

The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by California.

How Savvy compares

463 Top 47% higher than 53% of 17,297 names currently given to girls

Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls 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

Savvy's all-time total is 23% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.

Metric Savvy Median girls name (Kyann) #1 girls name (Olivia)
All-time total births 463 376 567,345
Peak-year births 40 21 19,840

Savvy's usage pattern, beyond the headline number

Divide Savvy's SSA record in two at 2017 and the more recent half accounts for 69% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 31%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 2007, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2017 peak of 40, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.

Savvy popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2007–2025

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2017)
40
Annual births at peak, across 19 years of records
01020304050 2007201120142017202020232025 37

Savvy by decade

2010s is the heaviest window (238 births, 51% of the file).

2010s was Savvy's strongest decade.

238 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 51% of all-time use.

Savvy births by decade

Total births in each ten-year window

births

What this shows Peak: 2010s at 238 births (51% of all-time use).

Source U.S. Social Security Administration · Baby Names As of August 2026

Savvy by state

Where Savvy concentrates geographically, total births since 2007

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Savvy
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
27 5.8%
#2 Arkansas
22 4.8%
#3 Utah
10 2.2%
#4 Texas
6 1.3%
California share of Savvy's total US births 5.8%
Even split

27 of 463 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Savvy?
Savvy has been given to 463 babies in the U.S. since 2007, according to SSA data. Its archive ordinal is #12,424 of 72,339 among girls' names (total births, highest first). Among girls in 2025, it is #3,966 of 17,297. 40 babies were born in 2017, its single highest year.
Where does Savvy sit in the SSA name archive?
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savvy ranks #12,424 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #3,966 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. All-time ordinal matches browse popularity (total births DESC); the current ordinal uses the 2025 SSA file. See /methodology#corpus-placement.
When was Savvy most popular?
Savvy was most popular in the 2010s decade with 238 total births. The single peak year was 2017.
Where is Savvy most popular?
The top states for the name Savvy are California (27 births), Arkansas (22 births), Utah (10 births).
How long has the name Savvy been used?
Savvy has been recorded in Social Security data since 2007, spanning 19 years of data through 2025.
What names are similar to Savvy?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Savannah, Savanna, Savanah, Savana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

What to do with Savvy's data

  • Savvy's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (238 total births) through the 2020s (215) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
  • California records the most Savvys (27 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names

Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.

Keep exploring Savvy

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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span

Two nationwide peer axes for Savvy: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.

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, 2007–2025 (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 Savvy 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.