How Many People Are Named Savannah?
people named Savannah are alive in the United States today (estimate)
About 1 in 1,831 people in the US has this name
Based on 191,736 babies named Savannah in Social Security records from 1880 to 2025, and the share of each birth year still alive in 2025.
Popularity Rank
⭐ Uncommon
Peak Year
7,112 births
Trend
Declining (last 10 years)
📖 Name Origin & Meaning
Meaning:
From the English word for the large grassy plain, ultimately deriving from the Taino (Native American) word zabana. It came into use as a given name in America in the 19th century. It was revived in the 1980s by the movie 'Savannah Smiles' (1982).
Source of the meaning, origin, pronunciation and related names: Behind the Name.
Same Sound, Other Spellings
These names are pronounced like Savannah in English. Counting Savannah and these spellings together, about 219,181 people alive in the US have the name.
⚧ Gender Distribution
Almost all of the babies given the name Savannah (99.9%) were girls.
👥 Age Distribution
The average person named Savannah alive today is about 19 years old, and 86% are under 30. Half of them were between 11 and 27 in 2025.
📈 Popularity Over Time
Savannah first appears in the records in 1880 and was given most often in 2000, to 7,112 babies. In 2025, 2,141 babies got the name. Over the last ten years, the number each year has been falling.
Babies given the name each year, 1880 to 2025
🏆 Rank History
Savannah never made the top 10 girls' names. Its best rank was #30, in 2006 to 2007, and it was in the top 100 for 31 years, 1993 to 2023. In 2025 it ranked #135.
| Girls | |
|---|---|
| Rank in 2025 | #135 |
| Best rank | #30 (2006 to 2007) |
| Years in the top 100 | 31 (1993 to 2023) |
| Rank in its biggest decade | #38 in the 2000s |
📍 State-Wise Distribution
People named Savannah alive today, by the state where they were born (estimate; state records start in 1910).
More people named Savannah were born in California than in any other state: about 20,222 of those alive today. Compared with the national rate in the same years, Savannah was given about 1.8 times as often in Alaska, Alabama and South Carolina.
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