girl's name
Savanna
- Gender Girl
- Syllables 3
- Letters 7
- Popularity Uncommon
- Births on record 36,462
Northern Ireland
#439
2024 births
Savanna is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2025 it was given to 222 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
- Peaked in 2006, when 1,502 babies were given the name.
- It has been falling over the past decade.
- Today about 1 in 14,934 babies in the United States is given this name.
- First appears in US birth records in 1916.
- 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 2.
Savanna over time
Births per decade in the United States, 1910s to 2020s. The striped bar is the 2020s, still in progress — it covers 2020 to 2025, not a full ten years.
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| Decade | Births |
|---|---|
| 1910s | 7 |
| 1920s | 16 |
| 1950s | 13 |
| 1960s | 18 |
| 1970s | 38 |
| 1980s | 2,062 |
| 1990s | 9,048 |
| 2000s | 13,046 |
| 2010s | 6,592 |
| 2020s (to 2025) | 2,149 |
How popular is Savanna?
In 2025, Savanna was given to 222 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Where Savanna is used
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 Savanna
These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.
Parents who like Savanna also like
Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Savanna over the last century — the same taste, a different name.
Sibling names for Savanna
Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Savanna — the two things that make a sibling set grate.
Common questions about Savanna
How popular is the name Savanna?
In 2025, Savanna was given to 222 babies in the United States. It is used consistently but remains uncommon.
Is Savanna a girl's or a boy's name?
Savanna is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.
How many syllables are in Savanna?
Savanna has 3 syllables.
When was Savanna most popular?
Savanna peaked in 2006, when 1,502 babies were given the name. It has been falling over the past decade.
Is Savanna a good name?
That is not something records can settle, but they can tell you what you would be choosing. Savanna currently ranks #439 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.