girls' name ★ peaked 2000

Savannah

Gender Girl Rank 2025 #135 Trend ↓ Falling 39%

The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian.

Rank 2025
#135
among girls · ↓27 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
2,141
named Savannah · -14% vs 2024
How common
1 in 751
girls born in 2025
Peak year
2000
7,112 babies
All-time total
191,736
#206 all-time among girls
First recorded
1880
in Social Security records

Savannah popularity over time

191,736 babies have been named Savannah since 1880, 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
1.252.53.75518801900192019401960198020002020GirlsBoys
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 285 – 285 29 – #330
1890s 379 – 379 38 +33% #390
1900s 445 – 445 45 +17% #428
1910s 637 5 642 64 +44% #532
1920s 681 – 681 68 +6% #773
1930s 429 – 429 43 -37% #993
1940s 392 – 392 39 -9% #1,062
1950s 326 – 326 33 -17% #1,392
1960s 170 – 170 17 -48% #2,462
1970s 232 – 232 23 +36% #2,378
1980s 8,714 32 8,746 875 +3670% #155
1990s 44,716 39 44,755 4,476 +412% #42
2000s 64,757 110 64,867 6,487 +45% #30
2010s 51,869 26 51,895 5,190 -20% #36
2020s (to 2025) 17,482 10 17,492 2,915 -44% #67

Where Savannah 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 1,965 1.22 #153
2027 1,827 1.14 #166
2028 1,717 1.07 #181
2029 1,629 1.01 #193
2030 1,558 0.97 #200

Where Savannah is most popular

Girls named Savannah per 1,000 girls born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 1.72 per 1,000. Strongest in Delaware, Alaska, and Connecticut.

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 Savannah 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
Delaware 69 6.08 +254%
Alaska 32 3.72 +116%
Connecticut 214 3.68 +114%
New Hampshire 67 3.63 +111%
Rhode Island 42 3.35 +95%
New Jersey 586 3.25 +89%
Maryland 323 3.05 +77%
South Carolina 266 2.96 +72%
North Carolina 672 2.95 +72%
Pennsylvania 662 2.80 +63%
Virginia 477 2.80 +63%
Arkansas 138 2.61 +52%
South Dakota 37 2.59 +51%
Ohio 610 2.57 +50%
Michigan 436 2.39 +39%
Idaho 80 2.39 +39%
Montana 32 2.36 +38%
Maine 36 2.33 +35%
Florida 986 2.30 +34%
Massachusetts 277 2.29 +33%
Illinois 507 2.21 +29%
Indiana 310 2.21 +29%
Georgia 501 2.21 +28%
Utah 178 2.14 +25%
New York 839 2.12 +23%
Missouri 249 2.07 +20%
Kansas 118 2.05 +19%
Tennessee 319 2.01 +17%
Iowa 117 2.00 +17%
Nebraska 70 1.95 +13%
Minnesota 210 1.95 +13%
Louisiana 170 1.94 +13%
Nevada 89 1.92 +12%
Alabama 178 1.90 +10%
New Mexico 46 1.89 +10%
District of Columbia 22 1.86 +8%
Mississippi 86 1.84 +7%
Wisconsin 186 1.81 +5%
Kentucky 154 1.80 +5%
Arizona 247 1.76 ≈ national
West Virginia 46 1.76 ≈ national
Oklahoma 129 1.75 ≈ national
Colorado 183 1.64 -5%
North Dakota 21 1.60 -7%
Texas 1,254 1.56 -9%
Oregon 100 1.54 -11%
California 1,281 1.52 -11%
Washington 217 1.50 -13%
Hawaii 17 1.48 -14%
Vermont 6 1.24 -28%
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 Savannah

Savannah is moderately common for girls in the United States, ranked #135 in 2025 with 2,141 babies given the name. It is currently declining compared with a decade ago.

Since 1880, 191,736 American babies have been named Savannah. Its peak came in 2000, when 7,112 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 Savannah stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Savannah?

The median living Savannah is about 19 years old; half are between 11 and 27. An estimated 187 thousand people named Savannah are alive in the United States today.

median 19 020406080100

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

Savannah 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 2,141 #135 – –
2024 2,499 #108 – –
2023 2,759 #92 – –
2022 3,052 #76 – –
2021 3,486 #67 10 #8,065
2020 3,545 #67 – –
2019 4,186 #54 – –
2018 4,769 #45 5 #13,758
2017 5,255 #38 9 #8,721
2016 5,389 #38 – –
2015 5,469 #38 7 #10,435
2014 5,490 #38 – –
2013 5,259 #36 – –
2012 5,203 #43 – –
2011 5,463 #41 – –
2010 5,386 #44 5 #13,910
2009 5,606 #39 5 #14,140
2008 6,134 #33 12 #7,114
2007 7,051 #30 9 #8,802
2006 7,096 #30 8 #9,418
2005 6,484 #35 10 #7,553
2004 5,814 #41 36 #2,872
2003 6,154 #41 6 #10,646
2002 6,581 #39 6 #10,438
2001 6,737 #42 6 #10,327
2000 7,100 #37 12 #5,850
1995 4,904 #68 10 #5,832
1990 1,401 #205 – –
1985 1,321 #201 5 #7,398
1980 46 #2,210 – –
1975 17 #3,907 – –
1970 30 #2,505 – –
1965 13 #3,698 – –
1960 21 #2,711 – –
1955 23 #2,327 – –
1950 44 #1,392 – –
1945 36 #1,349 – –
1940 42 #1,130 – –
1935 40 #1,115 – –
1930 42 #1,158 – –
1925 75 #865 – –
1920 89 #773 – –
1915 63 #826 – –
1910 60 #532 – –
1905 55 #455 – –
1900 53 #465 – –
1895 37 #486 – –
1890 33 #460 – –
1885 26 #411 – –
1880 17 #418 – –

Famous people named Savannah

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

  1. 1 Savannah Savannah American pornographic actress (1970–1994) Contemporary

Portraits from Wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons).

Frequently asked questions

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

How old is the average Savannah?

The median living Savannah is about 19 years old. Half of all living Savannahs are between 11 and 27 years old.

How many people named Savannah are alive today?

An estimated 187 thousand people named Savannah are alive in the United States, based on 191,736 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Savannah mean?

The cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly derived from Shawnee or Algonquian.

How popular is the name Savannah in 2025?

Savannah ranked #135 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 2,141 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Savannah?

191,736 babies have been named Savannah in the United States since 1880, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Savannah most popular?

Savannah peaked in 2000, when 7,112 newborns received the name.

Is Savannah a boy or girl name?

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

Is the name Savannah rising or falling?

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

Will Savannah become more popular?

Savannah is trending downward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 1,558 girls named Savannah in 2030, which would rank around #200. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

Who are famous people named Savannah?

Well-known people named Savannah include Savannah (pornographic actor).

Names like Savannah

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

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