Savi
Savi is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 6949. It was previously the capital of the Kingdom of Whydah.
Meaning & Origin of Savi
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Savi is a town and arrondissement in the Atlantique Department of southern Benin. It is an administrative division under the jurisdiction of the commune of Ouidah. According to the population census conducted by the Institut National de la Statistique Benin on February 15, 2002, the arrondissement had a total population of 6949. It was previously the capital of the Kingdom of Whydah.
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Origin & history
The Story of Savi
Savi first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 2010, with 6 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2021, when 22 Savis were born — ranking #5,569 that year. As of 2026, Savi ranks #5,680 for baby girls with 22 births, rising sharply (+42% over the past five years). In total, more than 244 Savis 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 Savi
Savi is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 2010 and has accumulated 244 births in the dataset. Savi's peak popularity came in 2021 when it ranked #5,569. Use the chart and map above to compare Savi'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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