Savannah
English word for an open grassy plain, borrowed through Spanish sabana from Taino zabana. It is also the name of the Georgia city and the river beside it.
Savannah in 2025
Savannah was given to 2,141 babies in the United States in 2025, making it the 313th most popular name of the year. That is roughly one in every 1,549 babies born.
The history of Savannah
Savannah reached its highest point in 2000, when 7,112 babies were given the name, ranking 98th that year. Its best-ever ranking was 96th, in 2006.
Across the 146 years of records since 1880, 191,736 babies have been named Savannah. Half of them were born before 2005, which places the name's centre of gravity with Generation Z.
Savannah by decade
| Decade | Babies named Savannah | Best rank |
|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 285 | 619 |
| 1890s | 379 | 645 |
| 1900s | 445 | 679 |
| 1910s | 642 | 847 |
| 1920s | 681 | 1,428 |
| 1930s | 429 | 1,838 |
| 1940s | 392 | 1,920 |
| 1950s | 326 | 2,378 |
| 1960s | 170 | 3,849 |
| 1970s | 232 | 3,741 |
| 1980s | 8,746 | 306 |
| 1990s | 44,755 | 98 |
| 2000s | 64,867 | 96 |
| 2010s | 51,895 | 112 |
| 2020s | 17,492 | 177 |
Where Savannah is heading
Savannah has fallen 61% over the past decade, from 5,476 babies in 2015 to 2,141 in 2025.
Names like Savannah
Names that rose and fell at the same time as Savannah.