Savanah
Savanah was the 5880th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 499th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,188 places. More babies were named Savanah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Savannah) grassy plain; the Georgia city · Spanish, Taíno, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #5,880 girls, down 3,286 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 21girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 1998512 babies
- Total since 1880
- 10,104babies recorded
What does the name Savanah mean?
Savanah 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
Savanah popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #5,880 | 21 |
| 2020 | #2,594 | 66 |
| 2010 | #997 | 253 |
| 2000 | #588 | 438 |
| 1990 | #1,541 | 100 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | #3,302 | 9 |
| 1920 | #2,709 | 13 |
| 1910 | #1,753 | 9 |
| 1900 | #1,161 | 12 |
| 1890 | #1,186 | 7 |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Savanah, counting every spelling?
Savanah is a spelling of Savannah, a name family that ranked #138 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #5,880 for Savanah 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 Savanah?
21 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Savanah (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Savanah 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 Savanah.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Savanah?
About 9,600 people born in the US named Savanah are alive today, with a median age of 24; half are between 19 and 30. That makes Savanah 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.
Savanah by state
How common Savanah was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 44 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 Savanah: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Savanah, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Savanah
What does Savanah mean?
Savanah is a spelling of Savannah, which means “grassy plain; the Georgia city” (Spanish, Taíno, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Savanah?
Savanah was the 5880th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 21 babies. Its best year was 1998, when it ranked 499th with 512 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 4,188 places. More babies were named Savanah in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Savanah a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Savanah in the US.
Where is Savanah most popular?
In 2021–2025, Savanah was most common in Massachusetts (0.04 per 1,000 girls), followed by New York and Michigan.