Savanah: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#5,880

among girls · ↓2,433 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Savanah · -54% vs 2024

How common

1 in 76,537

girls born in 2025

Peak year

1998

512 babies

All-time total

10,104

#1,657 all-time among girls

First recorded

1884

in Social Security records

Savanah popularity over time

10,104 babies have been named Savanah since 1884, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	41	4	–	#717
1890s	53	5	+29%	#1,186
1900s	65	7	+23%	#1,161
1910s	106	11	+63%	#1,753
1920s	86	9	-19%	#2,709
1930s	40	4	-53%	#3,302
1940s	6	1	-85%	#4,565
1950s	12	1	+100%	#5,062
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	7	1	–	#8,231
1980s	701	70	+9914%	#994
1990s	3,311	331	+372%	#499
2000s	4,008	401	+21%	#588
2010s	1,352	135	-66%	#997
2020s (to 2025)	316	53	-61%	#2,594

Where Savanah is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	19	0.01	outside top 500
2027	17	0.01	outside top 500
2028	16	0.01	outside top 500
2029	15	0.01	outside top 500
2030	14	0.01	outside top 500

The story of Savanah

Savanah is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #5,880 in 2025 with 21 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1884, 10,104 American babies have been named Savanah. Its peak came in 1998, when 512 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 1990s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Savanah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Savanah?

The median living Savanah is about 24 years old; half are between 18 and 29. An estimated 9,600 people named Savanah are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Savanah year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	21	#5,880
2024	46	#3,447
2023	57	#2,970
2022	62	#2,784
2021	64	#2,705
2020	66	#2,594
2019	71	#2,502
2018	68	#2,581
2017	75	#2,427
2016	118	#1,771
2015	126	#1,692
2014	117	#1,773
2013	122	#1,710
2012	179	#1,319
2011	223	#1,108
2010	253	#997
2009	304	#899
2008	346	#824
2007	420	#696
2006	463	#626
2005	407	#683
2004	384	#700
2003	419	#637
2002	430	#601
2001	397	#635
2000	438	#588
1995	428	#550
1990	100	#1,541
1985	110	#1,247
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	6	#4,143
1930	9	#3,302
1925	10	#3,328
1920	13	#2,709
1915	10	#2,869
1910	9	#1,753
1905	6	#1,896
1900	12	#1,161
1895	6	#1,566
1890	7	#1,186
1885	5	#1,181
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Savanah, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Savanah?

The median living Savanah is about 24 years old. Half of all living Savanahs are between 18 and 29 years old.

How many people named Savanah are alive today?

An estimated 9,600 people named Savanah are alive in the United States, based on 10,104 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Savanah mean?

Spelling variant of Savannah.

How popular is the name Savanah in 2025?

Savanah ranked #5,880 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 21 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Savanah?

10,104 babies have been named Savanah in the United States since 1884, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Savanah most popular?

Savanah peaked in 1998, when 512 newborns received the name.

Is Savanah a boy or girl name?

Savanah is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Savanah rising or falling?

Savanah is declining, less popular now than a decade ago.

Will Savanah become more popular?

Savanah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 14 girls named Savanah in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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