Savas
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- SAV-as
- Origin
- Greek
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Savas is a boys' name of Greek origin. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
What does Savas mean?
Greek: spelling of Savvas; Greek form of Sabbas
Greek form of Sabbas, borne by Saint Sabbas, who founded the Mar Saba monastery near Jerusalem.
Meaning borrowed from Savvas.
Is Savas a girl's or a boy's name?
Savas is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Savas in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Too rare to call too few babies to tell
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Savas, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Its busiest year was 1998, with 6 boys.
2025 had more boys named Savas than any year since 2019.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Savas in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 4 | #4,126 |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 1 | #6,220 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 6 | #1,932 |
Names like Savas
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Avyaan, Shivay, Gurbaaz, Ivaan, Aarav, Krishiv, Ares, Vihaan, River, Luca, Advik
More Greek names
Theodore, Sophia, George, Theo, Lucas, Sofia, Alexander, Sebastian, Penelope, Phoebe, Margot, Luke, Chloe, Sophie, Zoe, Iris
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Savas: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/savas, updated 20 October 2026.