Savanna
Savanna was the 1090th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 222 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 210th; the most babies were born in 2006 (1,502). Over the last ten years it has moved down 587 places. More babies were named Savanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Meaning (as Savannah) grassy plain; the Georgia city · Spanish, Taíno, American English
- Rank in 2025
- #1,090 girls, down 449 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 222girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 20061,502 babies
- Total since 1880
- 32,989babies recorded
What does the name Savanna mean?
Savanna 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
Savanna popularity since 1880
A few boys are given the name too: 15 since 1988.
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #1,090 | 222 |
| 2020 | #641 | 452 |
| 2010 | #374 | 845 |
| 2000 | #210 | 1,500 |
| 1990 | #598 | 379 |
| 1980 | #4,924 | 15 |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Savanna, counting every spelling?
Savanna is a spelling of Savannah, a name family that ranked #138 for girls in 2025 once every spelling is counted together, compared with #1,090 for Savanna 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 Savanna?
222 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Savanna (0.06 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Savanna 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 38 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Savanna.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Savanna?
About 32,500 people born in the US named Savanna are alive today, with a median age of 23; half are between 16 and 29. That makes Savanna 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.
Savanna by state
How common Savanna was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in New Jersey (2.0×), Arkansas (2.0×), Michigan (2.0×), Minnesota (1.9×), Oklahoma (1.8×). It is least common, relative to the national rate, in Louisiana, Oregon, Iowa.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Savanna: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Savanna, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Savanna
What does Savanna mean?
Savanna is a spelling of Savannah, which means “grassy plain; the Georgia city” (Spanish, Taíno, American English origin). Certainty: probable.
How popular is the name Savanna?
Savanna was the 1090th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 222 babies. Its best year was 2000, when it ranked 210th; the most babies were born in 2006 (1,502). Over the last ten years it has moved down 587 places. More babies were named Savanna in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Savanna a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Savanna in the US.
Where is Savanna most popular?
In 2021–2025, Savanna was most common in New Jersey (0.42 per 1,000 girls), followed by Arkansas and Michigan.