Savannah
The Georgia city and its river, from a Taino word for grassland by way of Spanish zavana.
Popularity, 1880–2025
Savannah appears in the national records from the very first year, 1880. It has ranked among the top 100 names for American girls in every year from 1993 to 2023. Its biggest year was 2000, when 7,100 newborn girls received the name, ranking it No. 37 nationally. Its best ranking came in 2006, at No. 30. In 2025 it ranked No. 135 for girls. All told, 191,736 Americans have been given the name since 1880.
Related names
Other spellings on record: Savanna (32,989), Savanah (10,104), Savana (5,436), Savina (1,350) (total births since 1880)
Other names that share a story: Georgia
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| Decade | Births | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 285 | No. 325 |
| 1890s | 379 | No. 387 |
| 1900s | 445 | No. 425 |
| 1910s | 637 | No. 528 |
| 1920s | 681 | No. 771 |
| 1930s | 429 | No. 984 |
| 1940s | 392 | No. 1052 |
| 1950s | 326 | No. 1375 |
| 1960s | 170 | No. 2411 |
| 1970s | 232 | No. 2343 |
| 1980s | 8,714 | No. 155 |
| 1990s | 44,716 | No. 42 |
| 2000s | 64,757 | No. 30 |
| 2010s | 51,869 | No. 36 |
| 2020s | 17,482 | No. 67 |
Births and rank shown for girls, the sex more often given the name. The Social Security Administration omits name–year combinations with fewer than five births.
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Data: U.S. Social Security Administration national baby-name file, 1880–2025.