Savanna
From the English word savanna, a tropical grassland, which entered Spanish as sabana from the Taino language of the Caribbean.
Savanna in 2025
Savanna was given to 222 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 2,065th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 14,934 babies born.
The history of Savanna
Savanna reached its highest point in 2006, when 1,502 babies were given the name, ranking 468th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 437th, in 2000.
Across the 110 years of records since 1916, 32,989 babies have been named Savanna. Half of them were born before 2003, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Savanna by decade
| Decade | Babies named Savanna | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 | 6,632 |
| 1920s | 16 | 8,143 |
| 1950s | 13 | 7,342 |
| 1960s | 18 | 9,277 |
| 1970s | 38 | 10,047 |
| 1980s | 2,062 | 941 |
| 1990s | 9,048 | 466 |
| 2000s | 13,046 | 437 |
| 2010s | 6,592 | 679 |
| 2020s | 2,149 | 1,214 |
Where Savanna is heading
Savanna has fallen 65% over the past decade, from 632 babies in 2015 to 222 in 2025.
Names like Savanna
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Savanna.