Savanah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Savanah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Savanah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Savanah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Savanah is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “treeless plain”. A variant of Savannah, from a word for grassland.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 10,104 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 260 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 4 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 3 births |
Counts come from official national birth-registration statistics: U.S. Social Security Administration, England & Wales (Office for National Statistics), Scotland (National Records of Scotland), Northern Ireland (NISRA), Ireland (Central Statistics Office) and New Zealand (Dept. of Internal Affairs). Coverage spans differ, so totals aren't directly comparable across countries.
Babies named Savanah per year, United States (1884 to 2025). United States peaked in 1998 (512/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2009 (16/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2006 (4/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2013 (3/yr).
Savanah has been a fairly common baby name in the United States. It was most common in 1998, when it ranked #933 nationally (given to 521 babies that year).
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