Savan

A boys’ name with no widely documented etymology — two syllables, given to 6 babies a year in the US.

Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Savan by the numbers

Savan was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 11 babies in 1994, making it a 1990s name.

What we can tell you about Savan

Not every name has a meaning to trace. Plenty are coined rather than inherited — invented outright, blended from two names, or respelled from an older one — and where we cannot find an etymology we can stand behind, we would rather say so than make one up. What follows comes from the birth records themselves.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Savan. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Saganone who speaks; a storyteller79 in the US (2017)
  • Sivana hebrew month name; ninth month18 in the US (2017)
  • Sayanwandering; traveling10 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Sabanseven12 in the US (2017)
  • Samanequal, even, or peaceful7 in the US (2017)
  • Savamoving flowing water; a form of Sava7 in the US (2017)

Sounds like Savan

Names that are said the same way as Savan, however they are written. Sounding alike does not mean they share a history.

  • Savina type of juniper plant5 in the US (2017)
  • Savon36 in the US (2017)
  • Saifan15 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Saven6 in the US (2017)

Names about as common as Savan

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