girl's name

Savanah

suh-VAN-uh (English)

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 7
  • Popularity Rare
  • Births on record 11,766

Savanah is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

  • Peaked in 1998, when 512 babies were given the name.
  • It has been falling over the past decade.
  • Today about 1 in 157,878 babies in the United States is given this name.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1884.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.

Savanah Over Time

Births per decade in the United States, 1880s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, which so far covers 2020 to 2025.

4,008
'80 '90 '00 '10 '20 '30 '40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90 '00 '10 '20
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Births named Savanah by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1880s 41
1890s 53
1900s 65
1910s 106
1920s 86
1930s 40
1940s 6
1950s 12
1960s 0
1970s 7
1980s 701
1990s 3,311
2000s 4,008
2010s 1,352
2020s (to 2025) 316

How Popular Is Savanah?

In 2025, Savanah was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Where Savanah Is Used

Scotland #622 4 in 2006
Ireland #950 3 in 2013
Canada #1,991 11 in 2024
France #2,830 10 in 2025
England & Wales #3,424 7 in 2025
United States #5,734 21 in 2025

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names That Peaked Alongside Savanah

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

Parents Who Like Savanah Also Like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Savanah over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

How to Say Savanah

  • English suh-VAN-uh

Sibling Names for Savanah

Names from the same era that do not rhyme or share an initial with Savanah — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common Questions About Savanah

How popular is the name Savanah?

In 2025, Savanah was given to 21 babies in the United States. It is a rare choice.

Is Savanah a girl's or a boy's name?

Savanah is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Savanah?

Savanah has 3 syllables.

When was Savanah most popular?

Savanah peaked in 1998, when 512 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.

Is Savanah a good name?

That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Savanah currently ranks #1,991 in the United States. It has been falling over the past decade. Everything else — how it sounds with your surname, who it reminds you of — is yours.