Savannah is a girl name with a modern feel, drawn from real birth records. Below you'll find what Savannah means and where it comes from, plus how many babies have been named Savannah across the United States, UK, Ireland and New Zealand, how popular Savannah has been over the decades, and the year it peaked.
Savannah is a girl name of Spanish origin meaning “treeless plain, grassland”. also the name of a city in Georgia.
| Country | Births on record |
|---|---|
| United States since 1880 | 191,736 births |
| England & Wales since 1996 | 8,702 births |
| Scotland since 1974 | 588 births |
| Northern Ireland since 1997 | 263 births |
| Ireland since 1964 | 507 births |
| New Zealand top 100, since 1954 | 443 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 Savannah per year, United States (1880 to 2025). United States peaked in 2000 (7,112/yr) · England & Wales peaked in 2017 (501/yr) · Scotland peaked in 2022 (36/yr) · Ireland peaked in 2019 (31/yr) · Northern Ireland peaked in 2018 (25/yr).
Savannah has been one of the most popular baby names in the United States. It was most common in 2000, when it ranked #98 nationally (given to 7,328 babies that year), and a popular choice in the 2000s.
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