Saavon
A masculine Punjabi name meaning "prince, lord or master".
Name Census estimates that about 5 living Americans carry the first name Saavon. The name is used almost exclusively for boys. The average person named Saavon today is around 32 years old, and the year with the single highest number of Saavon births was 1993 (5 babies).
This page is the full Name Census profile for Saavon. Below you will find a gender breakdown showing how the name splits between male and female registrations, a year-by-year popularity chart stretching back to 1880, decade-level totals, the top US states for this name, its meaning and etymology, and a set of frequently asked questions with data-backed answers.
Key insights
- • Fewer than 100 living Americans are believed to carry the name Saavon. It is among the rarest names in the SSA records.
People living today
5
~ 1 in 68,550,868 Americans
Peak year
1993
5 babies that year
Average age
32
years old
1993 SSA rank
#9,898
Tracked since 1993
Popularity
Saavon: popularity over time
Babies born per year
Decades
Saavon by decade
The table below breaks the full SSA timeline into ten-year windows. Each row shows how many male and female babies were given the name Saavon during that decade, along with a combined total. This is useful for spotting eras where the name surged or retreated.
| Decade | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Origin
Meaning and history of Saavon
The name Saavon is of Hebrew origin, derived from the word "savon," meaning "soap" or "soap maker." It is believed to have emerged during the Middle Ages in Jewish communities across Europe, where soap-making was a common trade.
One of the earliest recorded uses of the name Saavon can be found in a 13th-century manuscript from the city of Cologne, Germany. This document mentions a Jewish soap maker named Saavon ben Yitzchak, who lived and worked in the city's Jewish quarter.
In the 15th century, there are records of a Saavon ben Shlomo, a prominent rabbi and scholar from the town of Safed in the Galilee region of modern-day Israel. He is known for his contributions to the study of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism.
During the Renaissance period, the name Saavon gained some popularity among Sephardic Jews in the Iberian Peninsula. One notable figure was Saavon Abravanel, a 16th-century Jewish philosopher and mathematician born in Lisbon, Portugal. He was part of the influential Abravanel family and worked as a court astronomer for King John III of Portugal.
In the 18th century, Saavon Levi Mortera was a prominent Dutch-Jewish poet and playwright from Amsterdam. He is best known for his satirical works that criticized the Jewish community's adherence to traditional values and customs.
Another notable figure was Saavon ben Meir, a 19th-century rabbi and scholar from the town of Vilna (now Vilnius, Lithuania). He was renowned for his expertise in Jewish law and his efforts to promote educational reforms within the Jewish community.
While the name Saavon has its roots in the soap-making trade, it has also been associated with various historical figures who made significant contributions to Jewish culture, literature, and scholarship over the centuries.
People
Saavon + last name combinations
How many people share a full name with Saavon as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Related
Other names starting with S
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
FAQ
Saavon: questions and answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Saavon?
Name Census puts the figure at roughly 5 living Americans. We arrive at this by taking every SSA birth registration for Saavon going back to 1880 and adjusting each cohort for expected survival using CDC actuarial life tables. The result is an age-weighted living-bearer count, not a raw birth total. That works out to about 1 in 68,550,868 US residents.
Is Saavon a common name?
We classify Saavon as "Very Rare". It ranks above 18.2% of all first names in the SSA dataset by living bearers. Across the full history of the data, 5 babies have been registered with this name.
When was Saavon most popular?
The single biggest year for Saavon was 1993, when 5 babies received the name. The fact that the average living Saavon is about 32 years old gives you a rough sense of which era contributed the most bearers who are still alive today.
What does the SSA popularity chart show?
The chart tracks births, not the number of people alive with the name today. Each point shows how many babies were given the name Saavon in that year. That makes it useful for spotting when the name rose, peaked, or faded.
Is Saavon a male name?
Yes, 100.0% of people registered as Saavon in the SSA data are male. You can see the full per-sex comparison in the gender distribution section above, which includes the latest year rank, birth count, and peak year for each sex.
Is Saavon still being used today?
Yes. The SSA still recorded Saavon in 2024, and the page above shows its latest-year rank where available. A name can be well past its peak and still remain in steady use, especially if it built up a large population over earlier decades.
Why can a name have a lot of living bearers even if it is not trendy now?
Because living-bearer counts and current baby-name popularity measure different things. A name like Saavon can build up a very large population over many decades, even if fewer parents are choosing it now than they did at its peak.
Where does this data come from?
First-name figures come from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files, which cover every name on a birth certificate from 1880 to 2024. Living-bearer estimates layer in CDC actuarial life tables broken out by sex to account for mortality. The population baseline (342,754,338) is the Census Bureau's latest national estimate. You can read the full calculation on our methodology page.
Does every first name have Census demographic data?
No. The public Census first-name release only covers names that met the Bureau's publication rules, so many rarer names in the SSA files do not have a published Census demographic snapshot. In those cases, the page still shows the SSA trend, gender history, and state data.
How common is the name Saavon?
For a quick modern estimate, our sister site HowManyOfMe.org answers that in one glance, with the living-bearer count front and centre.