Savar
Savar is a city in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest separate city to the centre of Dhaka. It is also a part of the Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 380,000 people live here which makes this city the second most populous in Dhaka district and the 13th largest in Bangladesh.
Meaning & Origin of Savar
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Savar is a city in central Bangladesh, located in the Dhaka District in the division of Dhaka. It is the closest separate city to the centre of Dhaka. It is also a part of the Greater Dhaka conurbation which forms the Dhaka megacity. About 380,000 people live here which makes this city the second most populous in Dhaka district and the 13th largest in Bangladesh.
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Origin & history
The Story of Savar
Savar first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby boy name in 2014, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2024, when 8 Savars were born — ranking #8,947 that year. As of 2026, Savar ranks #8,947 for baby boys with 8 births, with steady use. In total, more than 25 Savars have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 2010s through the 2020s.
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About the name Savar
Savar is a boy baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2014 and has accumulated 25 births in the dataset. Savar's peak popularity came in 2024 when it ranked #8,947. Use the chart and map above to compare Savar's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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