Savana
Savana was the 5879th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 733rd with 317 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,475 places. More babies were named Savana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Savannah) grassy plain; the Georgia city · Spanish, Taíno, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #5,879 girls, down 2,438 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 2000317 babies
- Total since 1880
- 5,436babies recorded
What does the name Savana mean?
Savana is a spelling of Savannah, pronounced the same way, so it shares Savannah's meaning and origin.
Savannah has two related sources. Wikipedia says the name comes either from the city of Savannah, Georgia, or from savanna, a grassy plain with few trees. The English word savanna came through Spanish sabana from Taíno, a language of the Caribbean. The city is named after the Savannah River, and Wiktionary suggests that river name may come from Shawnee or another Algonquian language. Wikipedia also links some of the name's rise in the 1980s to the 1982 film Savannah Smiles.
sabana (Spanish, “grassy plain”)savanna (English, “grassy plain”)
How sure is this? Probable. Both sources (word and place) are clear, but the origin of the river and city name is uncertain.
Related names: Savanna, Savana, Vannah.
See also: Spanish names, names that mean meadow, hill or valley, names from places.
Sources for this meaning
- Wiktionary, entry 'Savannah', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wiktionary, entry 'savanna', Wiktionary (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
- Wikipedia, 'Savannah (given name)', Wikipedia (Wikimedia Foundation); facts restated, no text reused
Savana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,879 | 21 |
| 2020 | #3,441 | 45 |
| 2010 | #1,465 | 155 |
| 2000 | #733 | 317 |
| 1990 | #2,515 | 48 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Savana, counting every spelling?
Savana is a spelling of Savannah, a name family that ranked #138 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,879 for Savana on its own. Together these spellings went to 2,405 girls in 2025.
| Spelling | Babies 2025 | Official rank | Babies 2021–2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Savannah | 2,141 | #135 | 13,937 |
| Savanna | 222 | #1,090 | 1,697 |
| Savanah | 21 | #5,880 | 250 |
| Savana | 21 | #5,879 | 155 |
Spellings count together when they sound the same in American English and are used for the same sex; nicknames and forms that sound different (such as Theo and Theodore) are kept apart. How we group spellings.
How many kids will share the name Savana?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Savana (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Savana born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 401 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Savana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Savana?
About 5,400 people born in the US named Savana are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 18 and 28. That makes Savana mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Savana by state
How common Savana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 48 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Savana: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Savana, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Savana
What does Savana mean?
Savana is a spelling of Savannah, which means “grassy plain; the Georgia city” (Spanish, Taíno, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Savana?
Savana was the 5879th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 733rd with 317 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 3,475 places. More babies were named Savana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Savana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Savana in the US.
Where is Savana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Savana was most common in Pennsylvania (0.02 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and Texas.