Given name & surname
Savana
“from the open, grassy plain”
Savana is a variant of Savannah. One English interpretation is “from the open, grassy plain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Savana is a variant of Savannah. One English interpretation is “from the open, grassy plain.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
Savana is a variant of Savannah. An origin associated with Savannah is English.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Savana through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 5,436
- 0 boys · 5,436 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 317 babies
- 2025
- 21
- #5,879 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −44%
- Cooling
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 21 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 5,879 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 44.0% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 317 in 2000. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,231 as a first name in 2020; 120 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Savana’s family of names
Savana has a related form in Savannah.
Inner ring: spellings · outer: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Spellings & scripts 1
The same name written differently, including transliterations into other scripts.
Similar names
If you love Savana, these share its style, era, origin or sound, from outside its own family.
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