Savannah Overview
Savannah Variations in Different Cultures
What Is the Meaning of Savannah?
Savannah means “treeless plain” or “from the open plain.” People named Savannah are often seen as free-spirited and adventurous, with a love for nature and open spaces.
What Is the Origin of The Name Savannah?
Savannah has Spanish origins. The name is derived from the Spanish word “sabana,” which means “treeless plain.” It became popular in the English-speaking world in the 19th century, especially in the United States.
Savannah Name Popularity
Annual Statistics Breakdown for Savannah
Year | Name Ranking | Number of Births | Birth Rate (%) |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | 92 (-16 from 2022) | 2739 (-308 from 2022) | 0.15659 |
2022 | 76 (-8 from 2021) | 3047 (-432 from 2021) | 0.16993 |
2021 | 68 (-1 from 2020) | 3479 (-62 from 2020) | 0.19419 |
2020 | 67 (-13 from 2019) | 3541 (-638 from 2019) | 0.20032 |
2019 | 54 (-9 from 2018) | 4179 (-587 from 2018) | 0.22775 |
2018 | 45 (-7 from 2017) | 4766 (-487 from 2017) | 0.25628 |
2017 | 38 No change from 2016 | 5253 (-133 from 2016) | 0.27806 |
2016 | 38 No change from 2015 | 5386 (-81 from 2015) | 0.27822 |
2015 | 38 No change from 2014 | 5467 (-20 from 2014) | 0.28023 |
2014 | 38 (-2 from 2013) | 5487 (+230 from 2013) | 0.28048 |
2013 | 36 (+7 from 2012) | 5257 (+57 from 2012) | 0.27271 |
2012 | 43 (-2 from 2011) | 5200 (-261 from 2011) | 0.26811 |
2011 | 41 (+3 from 2010) | 5461 (+79 from 2010) | 0.28183 |
2010 | 44 (-5 from 2009) | 5382 (-222 from 2009) | 0.27450 |
2009 | 39 (-6 from 2008) | 5604 (-526 from 2008) | 0.27673 |
2008 | 33 (-3 from 2007) | 6130 (-921 from 2007) | 0.29431 |
2007 | 30 No change from 2006 | 7051 (-45 from 2006) | 0.33314 |
2006 | 30 (+5 from 2005) | 7096 (+612 from 2005) | 0.33944 |
2005 | 35 (+6 from 2004) | 6484 (+670 from 2004) | 0.31948 |
2004 | 41 No change from 2003 | 5814 (-340 from 2003) | 0.28813 |
2003 | 41 (-2 from 2002) | 6154 (-427 from 2002) | 0.30671 |
2002 | 39 (+3 from 2001) | 6581 (-156 from 2001) | 0.33321 |
2001 | 42 (-5 from 2000) | 6737 (-364 from 2000) | 0.34009 |
2000 | 37 (+5 from 1999) | 7101 (+295 from 1999) | 0.35581 |
1999 | 42 (+3 from 1998) | 6806 (+342 from 1998) | 0.34960 |
1998 | 45 (+2 from 1997) | 6464 (-115 from 1997) | 0.33345 |
1997 | 47 (-4 from 1996) | 6579 (-421 from 1996) | 0.34459 |
1996 | 43 (+25 from 1995) | 7000 (+2096 from 1995) | 0.36511 |
1995 | 68 (+14 from 1994) | 4904 (+518 from 1994) | 0.25521 |
1994 | 82 (+14 from 1993) | 4386 (+1043 from 1993) | 0.22499 |
1993 | 96 (+46 from 1992) | 3343 (+1158 from 1992) | 0.16956 |
1992 | 142 (+39 from 1991) | 2185 (+537 from 1991) | 0.10900 |
1991 | 181 (+24 from 1990) | 1648 (+247 from 1990) | 0.08105 |
1990 | 205 (+1 from 1989) | 1401 (+112 from 1989) | 0.06820 |
1989 | 206 (-8 from 1988) | 1289 (-25 from 1988) | 0.06470 |
1988 | 198 (-11 from 1987) | 1314 (-155 from 1987) | 0.06833 |
1987 | 187 (-32 from 1986) | 1469 (-341 from 1986) | 0.07838 |
1986 | 155 (+46 from 1985) | 1810 (+489 from 1985) | 0.09808 |
1985 | 201 (+74 from 1984) | 1321 (+450 from 1984) | 0.07155 |
1984 | 275 (+190 from 1983) | 871 (+437 from 1983) | 0.04830 |
1983 | 465 (+702 from 1982) | 434 (+316 from 1982) | 0.02425 |
1982 | 1167 (+1138 from 1981) | 118 (+75 from 1981) | 0.00650 |
1981 | 2305 (-116 from 1980) | 43 (-3 from 1980) | 0.00240 |
1980 | 2189 (+154 from 1979) | 46 (+6 from 1979) | 0.00258 |
1979 | 2343 (+1294 from 1978) | 40 (+20 from 1978) | 0.00232 |
1978 | 3637 (-369 from 1977) | 20 (-3 from 1977) | 0.00122 |
1977 | 3268 (+271 from 1976) | 23 (+4 from 1976) | 0.00140 |
1976 | 3539 (+235 from 1975) | 19 (+2 from 1975) | 0.00121 |
1975 | 3774 (-79 from 1974) | 17 No change from 1974 | 0.00109 |
1974 | 3695 (-781 from 1973) | 17 (-6 from 1973) | 0.00109 |
1973 | 2914 (+62 from 1972) | 23 (+1 from 1972) | 0.00148 |
1972 | 2976 (+190 from 1971) | 22 (+1 from 1971) | 0.00136 |
1971 | 3166 (-716 from 1970) | 21 (-9 from 1970) | 0.00120 |
1970 | 2450 (+652 from 1969) | 30 (+11 from 1969) | 0.00164 |
1969 | 3102 (+509 from 1968) | 19 (+5 from 1968) | 0.00108 |
1968 | 3611 (+441 from 1967) | 14 (+3 from 1967) | 0.00082 |
1967 | 4052 (-785 from 1966) | 11 (-4 from 1966) | 0.00064 |
1966 | 3267 (+280 from 1965) | 15 (+2 from 1965) | 0.00085 |
1965 | 3547 (+146 from 1964) | 13 No change from 1964 | 0.00071 |
1964 | 3693 (-1150 from 1963) | 13 (-10 from 1963) | 0.00066 |
1963 | 2543 (+489 from 1962) | 23 (+6 from 1962) | 0.00116 |
1962 | 3032 (-622 from 1961) | 17 (-8 from 1961) | 0.00084 |
1961 | 2410 (+239 from 1960) | 25 (+4 from 1960) | 0.00120 |
1960 | 2649 (-132 from 1959) | 21 No change from 1959 | 0.00101 |
1959 | 2517 (-258 from 1958) | 21 (-4 from 1958) | 0.00101 |
1958 | 2259 (-232 from 1957) | 25 (-4 from 1957) | 0.00121 |
1957 | 2027 (-410 from 1956) | 29 (-14 from 1956) | 0.00138 |
1956 | 1617 (+664 from 1955) | 43 (+20 from 1955) | 0.00209 |
1955 | 2281 (-679 from 1954) | 23 (-17 from 1954) | 0.00115 |
1954 | 1602 (+233 from 1953) | 40 (+10 from 1953) | 0.00201 |
1953 | 1835 (-89 from 1952) | 30 (-2 from 1952) | 0.00155 |
1952 | 1746 (-241 from 1951) | 32 (-7 from 1951) | 0.00168 |
1951 | 1505 (-130 from 1950) | 39 (-5 from 1950) | 0.00211 |
1950 | 1375 (+62 from 1949) | 44 (+3 from 1949) | 0.00250 |
1949 | 1437 (+139 from 1948) | 41 (+6 from 1948) | 0.00234 |
1948 | 1576 (-274 from 1947) | 35 (-14 from 1947) | 0.00201 |
1947 | 1302 (+179 from 1946) | 49 (+14 from 1946) | 0.00270 |
1946 | 1481 (-149 from 1945) | 35 (-1 from 1945) | 0.00217 |
1945 | 1332 (+49 from 1944) | 36 (+2 from 1944) | 0.00267 |
1944 | 1381 (-130 from 1943) | 34 (-8 from 1943) | 0.00249 |
1943 | 1251 (+246 from 1942) | 42 (+12 from 1942) | 0.00293 |
1942 | 1497 (-445 from 1941) | 30 (-18 from 1941) | 0.00216 |
1941 | 1052 (+62 from 1940) | 48 (+6 from 1940) | 0.00385 |
1940 | 1114 (-92 from 1939) | 42 (-6 from 1939) | 0.00356 |
1939 | 1022 (+209 from 1938) | 48 (+13 from 1938) | 0.00423 |
1938 | 1231 (-229 from 1937) | 35 (-14 from 1937) | 0.00307 |
1937 | 1002 (+184 from 1936) | 49 (+13 from 1936) | 0.00445 |
1936 | 1186 (-85 from 1935) | 36 (-4 from 1935) | 0.00334 |
1935 | 1101 (-108 from 1934) | 40 (-8 from 1934) | 0.00368 |
1934 | 993 (+130 from 1933) | 48 (+9 from 1933) | 0.00443 |
1933 | 1123 (-26 from 1932) | 39 (-3 from 1932) | 0.00373 |
1932 | 1097 (-113 from 1931) | 42 (-8 from 1931) | 0.00380 |
1931 | 984 (+160 from 1930) | 50 (+8 from 1930) | 0.00453 |
1930 | 1144 (-130 from 1929) | 42 (-9 from 1929) | 0.00360 |
1929 | 1014 (-96 from 1928) | 51 (-14 from 1928) | 0.00441 |
1928 | 918 (+92 from 1927) | 65 (+8 from 1927) | 0.00544 |
1927 | 1010 (+2 from 1926) | 57 (+3 from 1926) | 0.00461 |
1926 | 1012 (-151 from 1925) | 54 (-21 from 1925) | 0.00439 |
1925 | 861 (-69 from 1924) | 75 (-13 from 1924) | 0.00594 |
1924 | 792 (+235 from 1923) | 88 (+34 from 1923) | 0.00679 |
1923 | 1027 (-148 from 1922) | 54 (-15 from 1922) | 0.00431 |
1922 | 879 (-51 from 1921) | 69 (-10 from 1921) | 0.00553 |
1921 | 828 (-57 from 1920) | 79 (-10 from 1920) | 0.00617 |
1920 | 771 (+43 from 1919) | 89 (+15 from 1919) | 0.00715 |
1919 | 814 (+18 from 1918) | 74 No change from 1918 | 0.00630 |
1918 | 832 (-73 from 1917) | 74 (-9 from 1917) | 0.00615 |
1917 | 759 (+97 from 1916) | 83 (+20 from 1916) | 0.00739 |
1916 | 856 (-32 from 1915) | 63 No change from 1915 | 0.00580 |
1915 | 824 (-98 from 1914) | 63 (+1 from 1914) | 0.00615 |
1914 | 726 (-18 from 1913) | 62 (+8 from 1913) | 0.00778 |
1913 | 708 (-60 from 1912) | 54 (-5 from 1912) | 0.00825 |
1912 | 648 (-7 from 1911) | 59 (+14 from 1911) | 0.01006 |
1911 | 641 (-113 from 1910) | 45 (-15 from 1910) | 0.01019 |
1910 | 528 (+24 from 1909) | 60 (+12 from 1909) | 0.01430 |
1909 | 552 (+5 from 1908) | 48 (+3 from 1908) | 0.01304 |
1908 | 557 (-3 from 1907) | 45 (+2 from 1907) | 0.01269 |
1907 | 554 (+24 from 1906) | 43 (+6 from 1906) | 0.01274 |
1906 | 578 (-123 from 1905) | 37 (-18 from 1905) | 0.01180 |
1905 | 455 (+157 from 1904) | 55 (+24 from 1904) | 0.01775 |
1904 | 612 (-63 from 1903) | 31 (-4 from 1903) | 0.01060 |
1903 | 549 (-124 from 1902) | 35 (-18 from 1902) | 0.01258 |
1902 | 425 (+16 from 1901) | 53 (+8 from 1901) | 0.01891 |
1901 | 441 (+22 from 1900) | 45 (-8 from 1900) | 0.01770 |
1900 | 463 (+17 from 1899) | 53 (+16 from 1899) | 0.01668 |
1899 | 480 (-31 from 1898) | 37 (-9 from 1898) | 0.01495 |
1898 | 449 (+28 from 1897) | 46 (+10 from 1897) | 0.01678 |
1897 | 477 (+61 from 1896) | 36 (+5 from 1896) | 0.01450 |
1896 | 538 (-58 from 1895) | 31 (-6 from 1895) | 0.01230 |
1895 | 480 (-30 from 1894) | 37 (-1 from 1894) | 0.01497 |
1894 | 450 (+5 from 1893) | 38 (+4 from 1893) | 0.01610 |
1893 | 455 (-68 from 1892) | 34 (-13 from 1892) | 0.01510 |
1892 | 387 (+6 from 1891) | 47 (+7 from 1891) | 0.02090 |
1891 | 393 (+53 from 1890) | 40 (+7 from 1890) | 0.02035 |
1890 | 446 (-25 from 1889) | 33 No change from 1889 | 0.01636 |
1889 | 421 (-18 from 1888) | 33 (-4 from 1888) | 0.01744 |
1888 | 403 (-31 from 1887) | 37 (+4 from 1887) | 0.01953 |
1887 | 372 (+6 from 1886) | 33 (+1 from 1886) | 0.02123 |
1886 | 378 (+27 from 1885) | 32 (+6 from 1885) | 0.02082 |
1885 | 405 (-79 from 1884) | 26 (-10 from 1884) | 0.01832 |
1884 | 326 (+17 from 1883) | 36 (+9 from 1883) | 0.02617 |
1883 | 343 (+64 from 1882) | 27 (+7 from 1882) | 0.02249 |
1882 | 407 (-82 from 1881) | 20 (-4 from 1881) | 0.01729 |
1881 | 325 (+78 from 1880) | 24 (+7 from 1880) | 0.02428 |
1880 | 403 First SSA data recorded | 17 First SSA data recorded | 0.01742 |
American States Popularity Rankings for Savannah
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )California (CA)
#832021 | #1032022 | #1222023 |
Texas (TX)
#882021 | #1172022 | #972023 |
Florida (FL)
#532021 | #632022 | #772023 |
North Carolina (NC)
#472021 | #572022 | #572023 |
Georgia (GA)
#702021 | #852022 | #852023 |
Ohio (OH)
#522021 | #632022 | #822023 |
New York (NY)
#552021 | #642022 | #862023 |
Pennsylvania (PA)
#482021 | #572022 | #632023 |
Tennessee (TN)
#692021 | #1202022 | #1252023 |
Virginia (VA)
#462021 | #632022 | #752023 |
Michigan (MI)
#692021 | #652022 | #762023 |
Illinois (IL)
#682021 | #752022 | #902023 |
Alabama (AL)
#862021 | #1342022 | #1222023 |
Indiana (IN)
#882021 | #802022 | #1062023 |
Arizona (AZ)
#932021 | #1062022 | #1232023 |
South Carolina (SC)
#382021 | #572022 | #992023 |
Kentucky (KY)
#822021 | #1952022 | #1242023 |
Washington (WA)
#1342021 | #1262022 | #1622023 |
Missouri (MO)
#772021 | #1092022 | #862023 |
New Jersey (NJ)
#472021 | #482022 | #552023 |
Maryland (MD)
#442021 | #722022 | #512023 |
Colorado (CO)
#1202021 | #1362022 | #1492023 |
Louisiana (LA)
#942021 | #1102022 | #1322023 |
Utah (UT)
#962021 | #1032022 | #1422023 |
Wisconsin (WI)
#1392021 | #1122022 | #1512023 |
Massachusetts (MA)
#732021 | #832022 | #1062023 |
Minnesota (MN)
#942021 | #1262022 | #1032023 |
Oklahoma (OK)
#1162021 | #1022022 | #1452023 |
Mississippi (MS)
#1432021 | #1972022 | #1322023 |
Oregon (OR)
#2012021 | #1642022 | #1562023 |
Arkansas (AR)
#812021 | #632022 | #1112023 |
Kansas (KS)
#1422021 | #1182022 | #1342023 |
New Mexico (NM)
#852021 | #2092022 | #1732023 |
West Virginia (WV)
#1482021 | #2612022 | #3532023 |
Nevada (NV)
#952021 | #1312022 | #1722023 |
Connecticut (CT)
#712021 | #592022 | #432023 |
Iowa (IA)
#832021 | #1232022 | #1512023 |
Idaho (ID)
#1182021 | #932022 | #1362023 |
Nebraska (NE)
#1572021 | #2132022 | #1682023 |
New Hampshire (NH)
#632021 | #922022 | #1372023 |
Delaware (DE)
#422021 | #322022 | #252023 |
Maine (ME)
#1462021 | #1182022 | #1502023 |
Montana (MT)
#1662021 | #1262022 | #1522023 |
Alaska (AK)
#1272021 | #1142022 | #1652023 |
Rhode Island (RI)
#632021 | #942022 | #562023 |
Hawaii (HI)
#1012018 | #1792020 | #2202022 |
South Dakota (SD)
#2542021 | #1982022 | #1102023 |
North Dakota (ND)
#2462020 | #1072021 | #2192022 |
Vermont (VT)
#532017 | #382018 | #832021 |
Wyoming (WY)
#392015 | #1202016 | #1092017 |
District of Columbia (DC)
#1212019 | #2022021 | #2132023 |
Popularity Rankings for Savannah in other Countries and American Territories
(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)
Popularity in Other American Territories
American Samoa
Guam
Northern Mariana Islands
U.S. Virgin Islands
#612008 | #312015 | #222017 |
Popularity in Australia (NSW)
#702021 | #702022 | #782023 |
Popularity in Canada
#1162021 | #1082022 | #2462023 |
Popularity in Scotland
#1772021 | #1162022 | #1362023 |
Popularity in Northern Ireland
#1432021 | #1212022 | #1262023 |
Popularity in England and Wales
#1232019 | #1282020 | #1412021 |
Popularity in New Zealand
#2612021 | #1582022 | #3242023 |
Popularity in Quebec, Canada
#2462020 | #2012021 | #2562022 |
Popularity in Ireland
#2042021 | #2112022 | #2372023 |
Popularity in Norway
#3532021 | #4672022 | #4602023 |
Popularity in Poland
#5672017 | #4492018 | #4582023 |
Popularity in Sweden
#9252022 | #6422023 |
Popularity in Switzerland
#8232015 | #7642017 | #9622018 |
Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources
Is Savannah a Name for Boys or Girls?
Savannah is a girl’s name. Its elegant and nature-inspired sound, along with its widespread use for girls, makes it an appealing choice for them.
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