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Sava

/ˈsɑvə/ · 96% boys · 8 born in 2025

Sava has been given to about 222 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2013, which makes it a millennial-parent name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables2
Pronunciation/ˈsɑvə/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 218
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Sava per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2013 · 18
  • Born in 20258
  • All time222

How popular is Sava?

Its best year was 2013, when 18 babies were given the name, ranking 6553rd. The typical living American called Sava is about 11 years old today.

Names that sound like Sava

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Alva0.62
  2. Shamar0.53
  3. Zakai0.51
  4. Shea0.49
  5. Zakary0.49
  6. Zackary0.48
  7. Salvador0.47
  8. Samual0.47

Middle names for Sava

Ranked by flow score
  1. Sava John0.83
  2. Sava Lee0.83
  3. Sava Dean0.82
  4. Sava Bryce0.82
  5. Sava Ross0.82
  6. Sava Quinn0.82

Sibling names for Sava

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Jahmirbrother · 0.83
  2. Hazielbrother · 0.82
  3. Bodebrother · 0.82
  4. Neriahsister · 0.81
  5. Ayaneither · 0.81
  6. Keziahsister · 0.81

Where Sava is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Sava White0.78
    2. Sava Reyes0.78
    3. Sava Nguyen0.78
    4. Sava Moore0.78
    5. Sava Lee0.78
    6. Sava Hill0.78

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Sava

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.