girls' name ★ peaked 2006

Savanna

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #1,090 Trend ↓ Falling 41%

A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah.

Rank 2025
#1,090
among girls · ↓79 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
222
named Savanna · -13% vs 2024
How common
1 in 7,240
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2006
1,502 babies
All-time total
32,989
#789 all-time among girls
First recorded
1916
in Social Security records

Savanna popularity over time

32,989 babies have been named Savanna since 1916, 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
0.250.50.75118801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
GirlsBoys

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 Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s 7 – 7 1 – #3,872
1920s 16 – 16 2 +129% #4,889
1930s – – – – – –
1940s – – – – – –
1950s 13 – 13 1 – #4,829
1960s 18 – 18 2 +38% #6,384
1970s 38 – 38 4 +111% #6,760
1980s 2,057 5 2,062 206 +5326% #515
1990s 9,048 – 9,048 905 +339% #232
2000s 13,036 10 13,046 1,305 +44% #210
2010s 6,592 – 6,592 659 -49% #345
2020s (to 2025) 2,149 – 2,149 358 -46% #628

Where Savanna 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 202 0.13 outside top 500
2027 186 0.12 outside top 500
2028 174 0.11 outside top 500
2029 164 0.10 outside top 500
2030 156 0.10 outside top 500

Where Savanna is most popular

Girls named Savanna per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.209 per 1,000. Strongest in New Jersey, Arkansas, and Michigan.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are girls named Savanna born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Girls 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
New Jersey 76 0.421 +101%
Arkansas 22 0.416 +99%
Michigan 75 0.412 +97%
Minnesota 42 0.389 +86%
Oklahoma 28 0.380 +82%
Pennsylvania 78 0.330 +58%
Connecticut 19 0.327 +56%
Ohio 68 0.287 +37%
Kansas 16 0.277 +33%
North Carolina 63 0.277 +32%
Virginia 47 0.276 +32%
Missouri 33 0.274 +31%
New York 107 0.270 +29%
Illinois 58 0.253 +21%
Indiana 35 0.249 +19%
Washington 36 0.249 +19%
Massachusetts 30 0.248 +19%
Alabama 23 0.245 +17%
Florida 104 0.243 +16%
Wisconsin 25 0.243 +16%
Georgia 49 0.216 ≈ national
California 177 0.211 ≈ national
Maryland 21 0.198 -5%
Arizona 26 0.185 -11%
Utah 15 0.180 -14%
Mississippi 7 0.150 -28%
Idaho 5 0.149 -29%
Texas 119 0.148 -29%
Tennessee 23 0.145 -31%
South Carolina 13 0.145 -31%
Kentucky 12 0.140 -33%
Nebraska 5 0.139 -34%
Colorado 15 0.134 -36%
Iowa 5 0.086 -59%
Oregon 5 0.077 -63%
Louisiana 5 0.057 -73%
Alaska – – –
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Hawaii – – –
Maine – – –
Montana – – –
North Dakota – – –
New Hampshire – – –
New Mexico – – –
Nevada – – –
Rhode Island – – –
South Dakota – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Savanna

Savanna is uncommon for girls in the United States, ranked #1,090 in 2025 with 222 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1916, 32,989 American babies have been named Savanna. Its peak came in 2006, when 1,502 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2000s.

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 Savanna stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Savanna?

The median living Savanna is about 22 years old; half are between 15 and 28. An estimated 33 thousand people named Savanna are alive in the United States today.

median 22 020406080100

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

Savanna year by year

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

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 222 #1,090 – –
2024 254 #1,011 – –
2023 358 #789 – –
2022 391 #740 – –
2021 472 #628 – –
2020 452 #641 – –
2019 482 #622 – –
2018 518 #591 – –
2017 541 #562 – –
2016 574 #545 – –
2015 632 #503 – –
2014 673 #472 – –
2013 694 #442 – –
2012 704 #445 – –
2011 929 #345 – –
2010 845 #374 – –
2009 1,007 #328 – –
2008 1,102 #302 – –
2007 1,414 #246 – –
2006 1,502 #230 – –
2005 1,271 #258 – –
2004 1,198 #274 10 #7,427
2003 1,318 #247 – –
2002 1,345 #236 – –
2001 1,379 #230 – –
2000 1,500 #210 – –
1995 1,001 #273 – –
1990 379 #598 – –
1985 279 #656 – –
1980 15 #4,924 – –
1975 7 #7,782 – –
1970 – – – –
1965 6 #6,384 – –
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – – –
1925 5 #5,661 – –
1920 – – – –
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Famous people named Savanna

The most globally famous bearers of the name, ranked by fame across Wikipedia editions (Pantheon project, MIT).

  1. 1 Savanna Samson Savanna Samson American pornographic actress (born 1967) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Savanna?

The median living Savanna is about 22 years old. Half of all living Savannas are between 15 and 28 years old.

How many people named Savanna are alive today?

An estimated 33 thousand people named Savanna are alive in the United States, based on 32,989 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Savanna mean?

A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah.

How popular is the name Savanna in 2025?

Savanna ranked #1,090 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 222 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Savanna?

32,989 babies have been named Savanna in the United States since 1916, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Savanna most popular?

Savanna peaked in 2006, when 1,502 newborns received the name.

Is Savanna a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Savanna rising or falling?

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

Will Savanna become more popular?

Savanna is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 156 girls named Savanna in 2030, which would rank outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Savanna?

Well-known people named Savanna include Savanna Samson (pornographic actor).

Names like Savanna

Names that sound and feel close to Savanna: shared sounds, similar era, similar popularity. Each links to its full history.

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