Savana
A spelling of Savannah, from the English word savanna for open grassland, which came through Spanish from the Taino word zavana.
Savana in 2025
Savana was given to 21 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 10,216th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 157,873 babies born.
The history of Savana
Savana reached its highest point in 2000, when 317 babies were given the name, ranking 1,326th that year.
Across the 115 years of records since 1911, 5,436 babies have been named Savana. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Savana by decade
| Decade | Babies named Savana | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 10 | 4,306 |
| 1980s | 257 | 3,316 |
| 1990s | 1,474 | 1,421 |
| 2000s | 2,619 | 1,326 |
| 2010s | 876 | 2,536 |
| 2020s | 200 | 5,974 |
Where Savana is heading
Savana has fallen 73% over the past decade, from 77 babies in 2015 to 21 in 2025.
Names like Savana
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Savana.