Fun Facts About the Name Savannah
- An established favorite: Savannah held a place in the U.S. top 100 for 31 consecutive years, from 1993 through 2023.
- More than 191 thousand babies named Savannah: U.S. records list 191,693 babies given the name Savannah from 1880 through 2025. Even 222 boys received the name Savannah - about 1 boy for every 862 girls.
What Does the Name Savannah Mean?
Savannah is an English word name meaning "grassy plain" or "treeless plain." It comes from the English common noun savannah, which was borrowed from Spanish sabana. Spanish took the word from Taíno, an Arawakan language of the Caribbean, where sabana referred to an open grassland. The given name is therefore a direct use of the geographic term, not a translation of a personal name from Greek, Hebrew, or Latin.
The literal sense is a flat, mostly treeless grassland. Later associations with open landscapes or natural beauty are symbolic extensions of that meaning, not separate etymologies. The name is not related to the Hebrew name Susannah or to the Latin Sabina; those names have different origins.
Savannah Name History & Origins
The English word savannah came into the language from Spanish, which had adopted it from Taíno speakers in the Caribbean. As a given name, Savannah is a modern English word name. It is used chiefly in English-speaking countries, especially the United States, where it is closely associated with the city of Savannah, Georgia. That city was founded in 1733 and named for the Savannah River.
The river's name is sometimes derived from the grassy plains along its banks and sometimes from a Native American group called the Savannah; the exact origin is not fully settled. The given name Savannah is not an ancient name with a continuous history in Europe. It is spelled both Savannah and Savanna, with the double-n form matching the English common noun and the Georgia place name.
How Popular is the Name Savannah?
Savannah remained among the top 100 girl names in the U.S. from 1993 to 2023. Its highest annual birth count was in 2000, and people born that year turn 26 in 2026.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #135 | 2,141 | 0.1332% |
| 2024 | #107 | 2,490 | 0.1544% |
| 2023 | #92 | 2,752 | 0.1717% |
| 2022 | #76 | 3,049 | 0.1861% |
| 2021 | #68 | 3,482 | 0.2124% |
| 2020 | #67 | 3,543 | 0.2193% |
| 2019 | #54 | 4,182 | 0.2493% |
| 2018 | #45 | 4,767 | 0.2803% |
| 2017 | #38 | 5,253 | 0.3044% |
| 2016 | #38 | 5,388 | 0.3042% |
| 2015 | #38 | 5,468 | 0.3064% |
| 2014 | #38 | 5,488 | 0.3073% |
| 2013 | #36 | 5,258 | 0.2997% |
| 2012 | #43 | 5,202 | 0.2954% |
| 2011 | #41 | 5,462 | 0.3106% |
| 2010 | #44 | 5,383 | 0.3029% |
| 2009 | #39 | 5,604 | 0.3051% |
| 2008 | #33 | 6,132 | 0.3243% |
| 2007 | #30 | 7,051 | 0.3668% |
| 2006 | #30 | 7,096 | 0.3733% |
| 2005 | #35 | 6,484 | 0.3509% |
| 2004 | #41 | 5,814 | 0.3166% |
| 2003 | #41 | 6,154 | 0.3368% |
| 2002 | #39 | 6,581 | 0.3663% |
| 2001 | #42 | 6,737 | 0.3742% |
| 2000 | #37 | 7,101 | 0.3910% |
| 1999 | #42 | 6,806 | 0.3837% |
| 1998 | #45 | 6,464 | 0.3658% |
| 1997 | #47 | 6,580 | 0.3780% |
| 1996 | #43 | 7,000 | 0.3993% |
| 1995 | #68 | 4,904 | 0.2789% |
| 1994 | #82 | 4,386 | 0.2456% |
| 1993 | #96 | 3,343 | 0.1848% |
| 1992 | #143 | 2,184 | 0.1184% |
| 1991 | #181 | 1,649 | 0.0879% |
| 1990 | #205 | 1,401 | 0.0738% |
| 1989 | #207 | 1,289 | 0.0699% |
| 1988 | #199 | 1,314 | 0.0738% |
| 1987 | #187 | 1,469 | 0.0845% |
| 1986 | #155 | 1,810 | 0.1055% |
| 1985 | #201 | 1,321 | 0.0768% |
| 1984 | #276 | 871 | 0.0517% |
| 1983 | #466 | 434 | 0.0260% |
| 1982 | #1,170 | 118 | 0.0070% |
| 1981 | #2,336 | 43 | 0.0026% |
| 1980 | #2,211 | 46 | 0.0028% |
| 1979 | #2,378 | 40 | 0.0025% |
| 1978 | #3,737 | 20 | 0.0013% |
| 1977 | #3,347 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1976 | #3,639 | 19 | 0.0013% |
| 1975 | #3,908 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1974 | #3,826 | 17 | 0.0012% |
| 1973 | #2,992 | 23 | 0.0016% |
| 1972 | #3,037 | 22 | 0.0014% |
| 1971 | #3,241 | 21 | 0.0013% |
| 1970 | #2,505 | 30 | 0.0017% |
| 1969 | #3,173 | 19 | 0.0011% |
| 1968 | #3,739 | 14 | 0.0009% |
| 1967 | #4,250 | 11 | 0.0007% |
| 1966 | #3,371 | 15 | 0.0009% |
| 1965 | #3,697 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1964 | #3,847 | 13 | 0.0007% |
| 1963 | #2,601 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1962 | #3,138 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 1961 | #2,461 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1960 | #2,712 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1959 | #2,580 | 21 | 0.0010% |
| 1958 | #2,304 | 25 | 0.0012% |
| 1957 | #2,058 | 29 | 0.0014% |
| 1956 | #1,632 | 43 | 0.0021% |
| 1955 | #2,327 | 23 | 0.0012% |
| 1954 | #1,619 | 40 | 0.0021% |
| 1953 | #1,863 | 30 | 0.0016% |
| 1952 | #1,773 | 32 | 0.0017% |
| 1951 | #1,521 | 39 | 0.0022% |
| 1950 | #1,392 | 44 | 0.0026% |
| 1949 | #1,449 | 41 | 0.0024% |
| 1948 | #1,595 | 35 | 0.0021% |
| 1947 | #1,310 | 49 | 0.0028% |
| 1946 | #1,502 | 35 | 0.0022% |
| 1945 | #1,349 | 36 | 0.0028% |
| 1944 | #1,398 | 34 | 0.0026% |
| 1943 | #1,269 | 42 | 0.0030% |
| 1942 | #1,527 | 30 | 0.0022% |
| 1941 | #1,062 | 48 | 0.0040% |
| 1940 | #1,130 | 42 | 0.0037% |
| 1939 | #1,037 | 48 | 0.0044% |
| 1938 | #1,245 | 35 | 0.0032% |
| 1937 | #1,014 | 49 | 0.0046% |
| 1936 | #1,201 | 36 | 0.0035% |
| 1935 | #1,115 | 40 | 0.0038% |
| 1934 | #1,004 | 48 | 0.0046% |
| 1933 | #1,135 | 39 | 0.0039% |
| 1932 | #1,112 | 42 | 0.0039% |
| 1931 | #993 | 50 | 0.0047% |
| 1930 | #1,158 | 42 | 0.0037% |
| 1929 | #1,028 | 51 | 0.0046% |
| 1928 | #922 | 65 | 0.0056% |
| 1927 | #1,020 | 57 | 0.0048% |
| 1926 | #1,020 | 54 | 0.0046% |
| 1925 | #865 | 75 | 0.0062% |
| 1924 | #796 | 88 | 0.0070% |
| 1923 | #1,034 | 54 | 0.0045% |
| 1922 | #884 | 69 | 0.0057% |
| 1921 | #835 | 79 | 0.0064% |
| 1920 | #773 | 89 | 0.0074% |
| 1919 | #821 | 74 | 0.0065% |
| 1918 | #841 | 74 | 0.0064% |
| 1917 | #761 | 83 | 0.0077% |
| 1916 | #865 | 63 | 0.0060% |
| 1915 | #826 | 63 | 0.0064% |
| 1914 | #734 | 62 | 0.0081% |
| 1913 | #710 | 54 | 0.0086% |
| 1912 | #658 | 59 | 0.0106% |
| 1911 | #649 | 45 | 0.0108% |
| 1910 | #532 | 60 | 0.0151% |
| 1909 | #558 | 48 | 0.0138% |
| 1908 | #560 | 45 | 0.0135% |
| 1907 | #562 | 43 | 0.0135% |
| 1906 | #591 | 37 | 0.0125% |
| 1905 | #455 | 55 | 0.0189% |
| 1904 | #626 | 31 | 0.0113% |
| 1903 | #555 | 35 | 0.0134% |
| 1902 | #428 | 53 | 0.0201% |
| 1901 | #446 | 45 | 0.0188% |
| 1900 | #465 | 53 | 0.0177% |
| 1899 | #489 | 37 | 0.0159% |
| 1898 | #456 | 46 | 0.0178% |
| 1897 | #488 | 36 | 0.0154% |
| 1896 | #547 | 31 | 0.0130% |
| 1895 | #486 | 37 | 0.0158% |
| 1894 | #455 | 38 | 0.0170% |
| 1893 | #462 | 34 | 0.0160% |
| 1892 | #390 | 47 | 0.0221% |
| 1891 | #393 | 40 | 0.0216% |
| 1890 | #460 | 33 | 0.0173% |
| 1889 | #428 | 33 | 0.0185% |
| 1888 | #410 | 37 | 0.0207% |
| 1887 | #376 | 33 | 0.0226% |
| 1886 | #384 | 32 | 0.0221% |
| 1885 | #411 | 26 | 0.0195% |
| 1884 | #330 | 36 | 0.0279% |
| 1883 | #353 | 27 | 0.0240% |
| 1882 | #417 | 20 | 0.0185% |
| 1881 | #335 | 24 | 0.0261% |
| 1880 | #418 | 17 | 0.0187% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #8,059 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2018 | #13,751 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2017 | #8,717 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2015 | #10,432 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2010 | #13,909 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #14,136 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #7,114 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2007 | #8,802 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 2006 | #9,417 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2005 | #7,551 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2004 | #2,872 | 36 | 0.0018% |
| 2003 | #10,647 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2002 | #10,437 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2001 | #10,327 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2000 | #5,850 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 1998 | #11,014 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #6,398 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #5,832 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1994 | #6,258 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1993 | #8,521 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1989 | #9,000 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1988 | #5,146 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1986 | #5,826 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1985 | #7,399 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1983 | #6,086 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1911 | #1,957 | 5 | 0.0022% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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How the Name Savannah Shapes Your Personality and Life?
You are spiritually intense and can sting or charm. Your name brings love and new starts into life and attracts money. In business, you are the creator and promoter of original ideas and usually enjoy considerable financial success. You are bold, independent, inquisitive and interested in research. You know what you want and why you want it.
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