Savannah
#135 for girls in 2025, 2,141 births · Last seen for boys in 2021 at #7,587
Given to girls 99.9% of the time
- Peak · girls
- 2006 · 7,096 births
- Debut · girls
- 17 births
- In top 100 · girls
- 31 yrsof 146 years
- Total births · girls
- 191,514since 1880
Savannah over time
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
Gaps mean fewer than 5 babies received the name that year, so the SSA doesn't publish it.
Show data table
| Year | girls | boys | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rank | births | rank | births | |
| 2025 | #135 | 2,141 | — | |
| 2024 | #108 | 2,499 | — | |
| 2023 | #92 | 2,759 | — | |
| 2022 | #76 | 3,052 | — | |
| 2021 | #67 | 3,486 | #7,587 | 10 |
| 2020 | #67 | 3,545 | — | |
| 2019 | #54 | 4,186 | — | |
| 2018 | #45 | 4,769 | #12,156 | 5 |
| 2017 | #38 | 5,255 | #8,140 | 9 |
| 2016 | #38 | 5,389 | — | |
| 2015 | #38 | 5,469 | #9,568 | 7 |
| 2014 | #38 | 5,490 | — | |
| 2013 | #36 | 5,259 | — | |
| 2012 | #43 | 5,203 | — | |
| 2011 | #41 | 5,463 | — | |
| 2010 | #44 | 5,386 | #12,231 | 5 |
| 2009 | #39 | 5,606 | #12,491 | 5 |
| 2008 | #33 | 6,134 | #6,763 | 12 |
| 2007 | #30 | 7,051 | #8,173 | 9 |
| 2006 | #30 | 7,096 | #8,732 | 8 |
| 2005 | #35 | 6,484 | #7,096 | 10 |
| 2004 | #41 | 5,814 | #2,843 | 36 |
| 2003 | #41 | 6,154 | #9,581 | 6 |
| 2002 | #39 | 6,581 | #9,392 | 6 |
| 2001 | #42 | 6,737 | #9,243 | 6 |
| 2000 | #37 | 7,100 | #5,588 | 12 |
| 1999 | #42 | 6,806 | — | |
| 1998 | #45 | 6,464 | #9,631 | 5 |
| 1997 | #47 | 6,580 | — | |
| 1996 | #43 | 7,000 | #5,982 | 9 |
| 1995 | #68 | 4,904 | #5,501 | 10 |
| 1994 | #82 | 4,386 | #5,868 | 9 |
| 1993 | #96 | 3,343 | #7,638 | 6 |
| 1992 | #143 | 2,183 | — | |
| 1991 | #181 | 1,649 | — | |
| 1990 | #205 | 1,401 | — | |
| 1989 | #206 | 1,289 | #7,905 | 5 |
| 1988 | #198 | 1,314 | #4,786 | 9 |
| 1987 | #187 | 1,469 | — | |
| 1986 | #155 | 1,809 | #5,332 | 7 |
| 1985 | #201 | 1,321 | #6,523 | 5 |
| 1984 | #275 | 871 | — | |
| 1983 | #465 | 434 | #5,484 | 6 |
| 1982 | #1,167 | 118 | — | |
| 1981 | #2,305 | 43 | — | |
| 1980 | #2,189 | 46 | — | |
| 1979 | #2,343 | 40 | — | |
| 1978 | #3,637 | 20 | — | |
| 1977 | #3,267 | 23 | — | |
| 1976 | #3,540 | 19 | — | |
| 1975 | #3,774 | 17 | — | |
| 1974 | #3,695 | 17 | — | |
| 1973 | #2,914 | 23 | — | |
| 1972 | #2,976 | 22 | — | |
| 1971 | #3,166 | 21 | — | |
| 1970 | #2,450 | 30 | — | |
| 1969 | #3,102 | 19 | — | |
| 1968 | #3,610 | 14 | — | |
| 1967 | #4,053 | 11 | — | |
| 1966 | #3,266 | 15 | — | |
| 1965 | #3,549 | 13 | — | |
| 1964 | #3,879 | 12 | — | |
| 1963 | #2,543 | 23 | — | |
| 1962 | #3,033 | 17 | — | |
| 1961 | #2,411 | 25 | — | |
| 1960 | #2,649 | 21 | — | |
| 1959 | #2,517 | 21 | — | |
| 1958 | #2,260 | 25 | — | |
| 1957 | #2,028 | 29 | — | |
| 1956 | #1,617 | 43 | — | |
| 1955 | #2,280 | 23 | — | |
| 1954 | #1,602 | 40 | — | |
| 1953 | #1,834 | 30 | — | |
| 1952 | #1,746 | 32 | — | |
| 1951 | #1,505 | 39 | — | |
| 1950 | #1,375 | 44 | — | |
| 1949 | #1,437 | 41 | — | |
| 1948 | #1,576 | 35 | — | |
| 1947 | #1,302 | 49 | — | |
| 1946 | #1,481 | 35 | — | |
| 1945 | #1,332 | 36 | — | |
| 1944 | #1,381 | 34 | — | |
| 1943 | #1,251 | 42 | — | |
| 1942 | #1,497 | 30 | — | |
| 1941 | #1,052 | 48 | — | |
| 1940 | #1,114 | 42 | — | |
| 1939 | #1,022 | 48 | — | |
| 1938 | #1,231 | 35 | — | |
| 1937 | #1,002 | 49 | — | |
| 1936 | #1,186 | 36 | — | |
| 1935 | #1,101 | 40 | — | |
| 1934 | #993 | 48 | — | |
| 1933 | #1,123 | 39 | — | |
| 1932 | #1,097 | 42 | — | |
| 1931 | #984 | 50 | — | |
| 1930 | #1,144 | 42 | — | |
| 1929 | #1,015 | 51 | — | |
| 1928 | #918 | 65 | — | |
| 1927 | #1,010 | 57 | — | |
| 1926 | #1,012 | 54 | — | |
| 1925 | #861 | 75 | — | |
| 1924 | #792 | 88 | — | |
| 1923 | #1,027 | 54 | — | |
| 1922 | #879 | 69 | — | |
| 1921 | #828 | 79 | — | |
| 1920 | #771 | 89 | — | |
| 1919 | #814 | 74 | — | |
| 1918 | #832 | 74 | — | |
| 1917 | #759 | 83 | — | |
| 1916 | #856 | 63 | — | |
| 1915 | #824 | 63 | — | |
| 1914 | #726 | 62 | — | |
| 1913 | #708 | 54 | — | |
| 1912 | #648 | 59 | — | |
| 1911 | #641 | 45 | #1,740 | 5 |
| 1910 | #528 | 60 | — | |
| 1909 | #552 | 48 | — | |
| 1908 | #557 | 45 | — | |
| 1907 | #554 | 43 | — | |
| 1906 | #578 | 37 | — | |
| 1905 | #455 | 55 | — | |
| 1904 | #612 | 31 | — | |
| 1903 | #549 | 35 | — | |
| 1902 | #425 | 53 | — | |
| 1901 | #441 | 45 | — | |
| 1900 | #463 | 53 | — | |
| 1899 | #480 | 37 | — | |
| 1898 | #448 | 46 | — | |
| 1897 | #477 | 36 | — | |
| 1896 | #538 | 31 | — | |
| 1895 | #480 | 37 | — | |
| 1894 | #450 | 38 | — | |
| 1893 | #455 | 34 | — | |
| 1892 | #387 | 47 | — | |
| 1891 | #393 | 40 | — | |
| 1890 | #446 | 33 | — | |
| 1889 | #421 | 33 | — | |
| 1888 | #403 | 37 | — | |
| 1887 | #372 | 33 | — | |
| 1886 | #378 | 32 | — | |
| 1885 | #405 | 26 | — | |
| 1884 | #326 | 36 | — | |
| 1883 | #343 | 27 | — | |
| 1882 | #407 | 20 | — | |
| 1881 | #325 | 24 | — | |
| 1880 | #403 | 17 | — | |
In the first year the SSA published name data, Savannah was already there! It came in at #403, and was given to 17 baby girls.
Quietest stretch: 1964–1968, when fewer than 16 girls a year got the name.
Where Savannah is popular in 2005
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- South Carolina#11 · 1 in 104
- Wyoming#14 · 1 in 73
- Alabama#15 · 1 in 131
- North Carolina#16 · 1 in 148
- New Mexico#17 · 1 in 124
Best ever in a state: #8 in Delaware, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | #11 | 168 | 1 in 104 |
| Wyoming | #14 | 18 | 1 in 73 |
| Alabama | #15 | 151 | 1 in 131 |
| North Carolina | #16 | 306 | 1 in 148 |
| Kentucky | #17 | 153 | 1 in 129 |
| New Mexico | #17 | 67 | 1 in 124 |
| Alaska | #21 | 20 | 1 in 115 |
| Georgia | #21 | 286 | 1 in 180 |
| West Virginia | #21 | 54 | 1 in 127 |
| Utah | #23 | 116 | 1 in 159 |
| Delaware | #24 | 28 | 1 in 111 |
| Nevada | #24 | 68 | 1 in 170 |
| Tennessee | #26 | 190 | 1 in 164 |
| Mississippi | #27 | 68 | 1 in 170 |
| Arkansas | #30 | 72 | 1 in 171 |
| Montana | #30 | 21 | 1 in 135 |
| Virginia | #32 | 194 | 1 in 191 |
| Arizona | #33 | 157 | 1 in 226 |
| Florida | #34 | 394 | 1 in 218 |
| Idaho | #35 | 38 | 1 in 180 |
| Indiana | #35 | 161 | 1 in 202 |
| Missouri | #36 | 141 | 1 in 206 |
| New Hampshire | #36 | 28 | 1 in 158 |
| Oregon | #36 | 72 | 1 in 221 |
| Kansas | #38 | 66 | 1 in 209 |
| Ohio | #38 | 284 | 1 in 202 |
| Louisiana | #39 | 87 | 1 in 226 |
| Oklahoma | #39 | 79 | 1 in 211 |
| Michigan | #42 | 212 | 1 in 223 |
| Washington | #43 | 115 | 1 in 255 |
| Colorado | #45 | 97 | 1 in 255 |
| Texas | #45 | 528 | 1 in 304 |
| Nebraska | #47 | 41 | 1 in 202 |
| Maryland | #48 | 102 | 1 in 243 |
| Wisconsin | #48 | 108 | 1 in 232 |
| Pennsylvania | #52 | 215 | 1 in 255 |
| California | #54 | 747 | 1 in 308 |
| Maine | #56 | 19 | 1 in 231 |
| Minnesota | #58 | 88 | 1 in 296 |
| Rhode Island | #62 | 17 | 1 in 221 |
| North Dakota | #70 | 11 | 1 in 220 |
| Iowa | #72 | 44 | 1 in 311 |
| South Dakota | #72 | 13 | 1 in 248 |
| New York | #75 | 236 | 1 in 403 |
| Illinois | #76 | 183 | 1 in 367 |
| Vermont | #85 | 6 | 1 in 264 |
| Massachusetts | #87 | 74 | 1 in 385 |
| Connecticut | #88 | 38 | 1 in 375 |
| New Jersey | #88 | 91 | 1 in 446 |
| District of Columbia | #114 | 9 | 1 in 348 |
| Hawaii | — | — | — |
Ranks are within each state; “1 in N” is out of the girls born there that year. The SSA only publishes a name in a state when 5 or more babies of one sex got it.
See more about Savannah
- 27 spots since 2024 (#108 → #135)
- 68 spots since 2020 (#67 → #135)
- 97 spots since 2015 (#38 → #135)
- Biggest jump: 702 spots in 1983 (#1,167 → #465)
- Biggest drop: 151 spots in 1926 (#861 → #1,012)
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #30 (7,096 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 14 yrs later
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1993–2023
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1922
- Highest: 1 in 250 girls born in 1996 were named Savannah (0.40%)
- Latest: 1 in 751 girls born in 2025 (0.13%)
- Its best rank, #30 in 2006, was only 1 in 268 (0.37%) — a smaller share of a much bigger birth year
- 33.8% of all girls named Savannah (64,757) were born in this decade
Show by decade
| Decade | Births | Best rank | Avg rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1880s | 285 | #325 (1881) | #378 |
| 1890s | 379 | #387 (1892) | #455 |
| 1900s | 445 | #425 (1902) | #519 |
| 1910s | 637 | #528 (1910) | #734 |
| 1920s | 681 | #771 (1920) | #911 |
| 1930s | 429 | #984 (1931) | #1,088 |
| 1940s | 392 | #1,052 (1941) | #1,342 |
| 1950s | 326 | #1,375 (1950) | #1,876 |
| 1960s | 170 | #2,411 (1961) | #3,210 |
| 1970s | 232 | #2,343 (1979) | #3,176 |
| 1980s | 8,714 | #155 (1986) | #735 |
| 1990s | 44,716 | #42 (1999) | #95 |
| 2000s | 64,757 | #30 (2006) | #37 |
| 2010s | 51,869 | #36 (2013) | #42 |
| 2020s | 17,482 | #67 (2020) | #91 |
All figures count published births only (names given to at least 5 girls in a year). Registrations before 1937 are incomplete, so early shares and totals run low.
Savannah in 2005
Top girls' names in 2005
Top boys' names in 2005
More about 2005
girls
1,847,842 girls got a published name in 2005; 1 in 285 of them was named Savannah, which outranked 99.8% of the 19,199 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 9.0% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,997,305 boys got a published name in 2005; 1 in 199,731 of them was named Savannah, which outranked 46.9% of the 13,370 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 10.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
- #6,634Zoltan11
- #6,634Zubair11
- #6,634Zyier11
- #7,096Savannah10
- #7,096Aadarsh10
- #7,096Aaliyah10
- #7,096Aarin10
- #7,640Aashish9
- #7,640Abdelaziz9
- #7,640Abdoulie9
Tied with 543 names at #7,096; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.