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Savannah

Girl

Meaning of Savannah: English: 'large treeless plain'

Savannah is a girl's name most strongly associated with English naming. It has 8 letters and 3 syllables, and it is one of today's most-chosen names — 140th most popular girls' name in the United States in 2025 and 211th in England & Wales.

US rank 2025

#140

2,141 babies in 2025

England & Wales 2024

#211

229 babies in 2024

US babies since 1880

191,736

First recorded 1880 · peak 2000

Trend

falling

Style: popular

Popularity over time

1981: 43 babies1982: 118 babies1983: 440 babies1984: 871 babies1985: 1,326 babies1986: 1,816 babies1987: 1,469 babies1988: 1,323 babies1989: 1,294 babies1990: 1,401 babies19901991: 1,649 babies1992: 2,183 babies1993: 3,349 babies1994: 4,395 babies1995: 4,914 babies1996: 7,009 babies1997: 6,580 babies1998: 6,469 babies1999: 6,806 babies2000: 7,112 babies20002001: 6,743 babies2002: 6,587 babies2003: 6,160 babies2004: 5,850 babies2005: 6,494 babies2006: 7,104 babies2007: 7,060 babies2008: 6,146 babies2009: 5,611 babies2010: 5,391 babies20102011: 5,463 babies2012: 5,203 babies2013: 5,259 babies2014: 5,490 babies2015: 5,476 babies2016: 5,389 babies2017: 5,264 babies2018: 4,774 babies2019: 4,186 babies2020: 3,545 babies20202021: 3,496 babies2022: 3,052 babies2023: 2,759 babies2024: 2,499 babies2025: 2,141 babies
US babies named Savannah per year (Social Security Administration). Peak bar = 7,112.

Gender split

0% boys · 100% girls, based on US, UK and international usage.

Origins & cultures

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