The first name Savanna
A girl’s name.
3 syllables Female
Meaning and origin
A female given name transferred from the place name, of modern usage, variant of Savannah.
A form of Savannah.
From Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Popularity
Babies registered in England and Wales, 1996–2025
In 2025, 29 girls were named Savanna, making it the 1,133rd most popular girls’ name. It peaked in 2017, with 64 births (#648).
Office for National Statistics; years with fewer than three births are not published and show as zero. Compare Savanna with other names.
Popularity in the United States
Babies named Savanna at birth, 1880–2025
In 2025, 222 girls born in the United States were named Savanna, the 1,090th most popular girls’ name that year. It was used most in 2006, when 1,502 were.
US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.
Questions
- How popular is the name Savanna?
- In 2025, 29 girls born in England and Wales were named Savanna, ranking 1,133rd. Its peak was 2017, with 64 births.
- Is Savanna a boy's or a girl's name?
- Mostly a girl's name: 100% of the 32,989 US babies named Savanna since 1880 were girls.
- When was Savanna most popular?
- 2006 in the United States, when 1,502 babies were named Savanna, its highest rank at 230th.
- What name is Savanna a form of?
- Savanna is a form of Savannah.