Savannah
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sa-VAN-a
- Origin
- English
- UK rank, 2025
- #222 for girls
- US rank, 2025
- #135 for girls
Savannah is a girls' name of English origin, meaning “grassy plain”. In 2025 it ranked 222nd for girls in the UK (237 babies) and 135th for girls in the US (2,141 babies).
What does Savannah mean?
English: word for a grassy plain, via Spanish from Taino
“grassy plain”
From the word for a grassy plain, via Spanish from the Taino language; Savannah is also a historic city in Georgia, USA.
More on Wiktionary.
Is Savannah a girl's or a boy's name?
Savannah is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 237 girls in the UK and 2,141 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Savannah in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #222among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 237about 1 in 1,200 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 43% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.2%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 237 girls in the UK were named Savannah, making it the 222nd most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 122nd. Its busiest year was 2018, with 551 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 3 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Savannah than any year since 2006.
Half of all the girls named Savannah in the UK since 1996 were born between 2007 and 2019. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 279 girls in the UK were given Savannah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #212, up from #222 for this spelling alone.
Among girls in 2025, it was 222nd in England and Wales, 204th in Scotland and 231st in Northern Ireland.
Savannah in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 237 | #222 |
| 2024 | 259 | #202 |
| 2023 | 331 | #174 |
| 2022 | 406 | #141 |
| 2021 | 395 | #148 |
| 2020 | 444 | #122 |
| 2019 | 463 | #124 |
| 2018 | 551 | #106 |
| 2017 | 546 | #111 |
| 2016 | 470 | #133 |
| 2015 | 485 | #129 |
| 2014 | 443 | #137 |
| 2013 | 433 | #142 |
| 2012 | 452 | #145 |
| 2011 | 433 | #146 |
| 2010 | 339 | #176 |
| 2009 | 316 | #187 |
| 2008 | 328 | #182 |
| 2007 | 267 | #221 |
| 2006 | 235 | #229 |
| 2005 | 206 | #249 |
| 2004 | 173 | #274 |
| 2003 | 210 | #239 |
| 2002 | 162 | #273 |
| 2001 | 183 | #252 |
| 2000 | 205 | #233 |
| 1999 | 210 | #228 |
| 1998 | 226 | #217 |
| 1997 | 244 | #202 |
| 1996 | 237 | #198 |
How popular is Savannah in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #135among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 2,141about 1 in 750 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 41% in five years
- Same name in a class
- 1.8%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 2,141 girls in the US were named Savannah, making it the 135th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 67th. Its busiest year was 2000, with 7,100 girls.
It has been given to fewer girls each year for the last 11 years. 2025 had fewer girls named Savannah than any year since 1991.
Half of all the girls named Savannah in the US since 1880 were born between 1998 and 2014, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2025, 2,405 girls in the US were given Savannah or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #146.
Savannah in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2,141 | #135 |
| 2024 | 2,499 | #108 |
| 2023 | 2,759 | #92 |
| 2022 | 3,052 | #76 |
| 2021 | 3,486 | #67 |
| 2020 | 3,545 | #67 |
| 2019 | 4,186 | #54 |
| 2018 | 4,769 | #45 |
| 2017 | 5,255 | #38 |
| 2016 | 5,389 | #38 |
| 2015 | 5,469 | #38 |
| 2014 | 5,490 | #38 |
| 2013 | 5,259 | #36 |
| 2012 | 5,203 | #43 |
| 2011 | 5,463 | #41 |
| 2010 | 5,386 | #44 |
| 2009 | 5,606 | #39 |
| 2008 | 6,134 | #33 |
| 2007 | 7,051 | #30 |
| 2006 | 7,096 | #30 |
| 2005 | 6,484 | #35 |
| 2004 | 5,814 | #41 |
| 2003 | 6,154 | #41 |
| 2002 | 6,581 | #39 |
| 2001 | 6,737 | #42 |
| 2000 | 7,100 | #37 |
| 1999 | 6,806 | #42 |
| 1998 | 6,464 | #45 |
| 1997 | 6,580 | #47 |
| 1996 | 7,000 | #43 |
| 1995 | 4,904 | #68 |
| 1994 | 4,386 | #82 |
| 1993 | 3,343 | #96 |
| 1992 | 2,183 | #143 |
| 1991 | 1,649 | #181 |
| 1990 | 1,401 | #205 |
| 1989 | 1,289 | #206 |
| 1988 | 1,314 | #198 |
| 1987 | 1,469 | #187 |
| 1986 | 1,809 | #155 |
| 1985 | 1,321 | #201 |
| 1984 | 871 | #275 |
| 1983 | 434 | #465 |
| 1982 | 118 | #1,167 |
| 1981 | 43 | #2,305 |
| 1980 | 46 | #2,189 |
| 1979 | 40 | #2,343 |
| 1978 | 20 | #3,637 |
| 1977 | 23 | #3,266 |
| 1976 | 19 | #3,539 |
| 1975 | 17 | #3,773 |
| 1974 | 17 | #3,695 |
| 1973 | 23 | #2,914 |
| 1972 | 22 | #2,976 |
| 1971 | 21 | #3,166 |
| 1970 | 30 | #2,450 |
| 1969 | 19 | #3,101 |
| 1968 | 14 | #3,609 |
| 1967 | 11 | #4,052 |
| 1966 | 15 | #3,265 |
| 1965 | 13 | #3,548 |
| 1964 | 12 | #3,878 |
| 1963 | 23 | #2,542 |
| 1962 | 17 | #3,032 |
| 1961 | 25 | #2,410 |
| 1960 | 21 | #2,648 |
| 1959 | 21 | #2,516 |
| 1958 | 25 | #2,259 |
| 1957 | 29 | #2,027 |
| 1956 | 43 | #1,616 |
| 1955 | 23 | #2,279 |
| 1954 | 40 | #1,601 |
| 1953 | 30 | #1,833 |
| 1952 | 32 | #1,745 |
| 1951 | 39 | #1,504 |
| 1950 | 44 | #1,374 |
| 1949 | 41 | #1,436 |
| 1948 | 35 | #1,575 |
| 1947 | 49 | #1,301 |
| 1946 | 35 | #1,480 |
| 1945 | 36 | #1,331 |
| 1944 | 34 | #1,380 |
| 1943 | 42 | #1,250 |
| 1942 | 30 | #1,497 |
| 1941 | 48 | #1,052 |
| 1940 | 42 | #1,114 |
| 1939 | 48 | #1,022 |
| 1938 | 35 | #1,231 |
| 1937 | 49 | #1,002 |
| 1936 | 36 | #1,186 |
| 1935 | 40 | #1,101 |
| 1934 | 48 | #993 |
| 1933 | 39 | #1,123 |
| 1932 | 42 | #1,097 |
| 1931 | 50 | #984 |
| 1930 | 42 | #1,144 |
| 1929 | 51 | #1,015 |
| 1928 | 65 | #918 |
| 1927 | 57 | #1,010 |
| 1926 | 54 | #1,012 |
| 1925 | 75 | #861 |
| 1924 | 88 | #792 |
| 1923 | 54 | #1,027 |
| 1922 | 69 | #879 |
| 1921 | 79 | #828 |
| 1920 | 89 | #771 |
| 1919 | 74 | #814 |
| 1918 | 74 | #832 |
| 1917 | 83 | #759 |
| 1916 | 63 | #856 |
| 1915 | 63 | #824 |
| 1914 | 62 | #726 |
| 1913 | 54 | #708 |
| 1912 | 59 | #648 |
| 1911 | 45 | #641 |
| 1910 | 60 | #528 |
| 1909 | 48 | #552 |
| 1908 | 45 | #557 |
| 1907 | 43 | #554 |
| 1906 | 37 | #578 |
| 1905 | 55 | #455 |
| 1904 | 31 | #612 |
| 1903 | 35 | #549 |
| 1902 | 53 | #425 |
| 1901 | 45 | #441 |
| 1900 | 53 | #463 |
| 1899 | 37 | #480 |
| 1898 | 46 | #448 |
| 1897 | 36 | #477 |
| 1896 | 31 | #538 |
| 1895 | 37 | #480 |
| 1894 | 38 | #450 |
| 1893 | 34 | #455 |
| 1892 | 47 | #387 |
| 1891 | 40 | #393 |
| 1890 | 33 | #446 |
| 1889 | 33 | #421 |
| 1888 | 37 | #403 |
| 1887 | 33 | #372 |
| 1886 | 32 | #378 |
| 1885 | 26 | #405 |
| 1884 | 36 | #326 |
| 1883 | 27 | #343 |
| 1882 | 20 | #407 |
| 1881 | 24 | #325 |
| 1880 | 17 | #403 |
Names like Savannah
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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Other spellings of Savannah
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Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Savannah: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/savannah, updated 20 October 2026.