Baby Name Popularity Profile
Savannah
Data-driven SSA statistics, rankings, and historical trends for Savannah .
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National Rank (2025)
#135
All-Time Peak Rank
#30
Achieved 2006
Total U.S. Births
191,514
since 1880
Unisex Distribution
0.1% Boy / 99.9% Girl
Female Archetype
First Recorded
1880
Data through: 2025
Peak Decade
2000s
7,100 births in 2000
π‘ The Savannah Vibe: Considered a Modern Trend . A contemporary choice reflecting current cultural naming rhythms and popularity brackets.
π Meaning & Etymology
Primary Meaning
From the open plain
Language Origin
English, Spanish
Origin Type
multiple
Derived from the Spanish word 'sabana', meaning 'treeless plain', which was adopted into English as a geographical term and subsequently as a given name.
Common Nicknames
Anna
Vanna
Savvy
Pronunciation:
sa-VAN-ah
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Etymology confidence:
High
π Popularity Over Time (1880 β 2025)
Annual registration volume (number of births) for Savannah across 146 years of SSA data.
Historical Timeline (1880 - 2025)
Recent Decade (2015 - 2025)
5-Year Trend (2020β2025)
-39.6%
10-Year Trend (2015β2025)
-60.9%
2015: 5,469 births
5,469
2016: 5,389 births
2017: 5,255 births
2018: 4,769 births
2019: 4,186 births
2020: 3,545 births
3,545
2021: 3,486 births
2022: 3,052 births
2023: 2,759 births
2024: 2,499 births
2025: 2,141 births
2,141
2015
2020
2025
π Popularity Milestones
Busiest Year on Record
7,100
births in 2000
Years in Top 100
31 yrs
Years in Top 500
66 yrs
Longest Streak
146 yrs
Decade-by-Decade Registration Volumes
1880s: 285
1890s: 379
1900s: 445
1910s: 637
1920s: 681
1930s: 429
1940s: 392
1950s: 326
1960s: 170
1970s: 232
1980s: 8,714
1990s: 44,716
2000s: 64,757
2010s: 51,869
2020s: 17,482
π Sound & Spelling Structure
Phonetic Syllables
Sa-vann-ah
Letter Count
8 letters
Spelling Complexity
Complex
Length Percentile
Longer than 79% of names
Linguistic Profile: Longer than 79.0% of SSA names. Starts with S, a letter used by only 7.9% of SSA names.
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π Authentic State & Regional Rankings
Highest Ranking State
Nevada
Top States
Nevada, Alaska, Utah, Florida, Arizona
States with Data
51
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