Given name & surname
Savannah
“from the open, grassy plain”
Savannah is used as a given name and a surname. One English interpretation is “from the open, grassy plain.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
One English interpretation is “from the open, grassy plain.”
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is English.
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1880. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Savannah through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 191,736
- 222 boys · 191,514 girls
- Most popular year
- 2000
- 7,112 babies
- 2025
- 2,141
- #135 for girls
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −40%
- Cooling
Where it’s given
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 2,141 U.S. birth records for girls, ranking No. 135 among girls’ names. Average annual use for girls was 39.8% lower in 2021–2025 than in 2016–2020. Its largest published annual count for girls was 7,100 in 2000. In 2025, California had the largest reported state-level birth count for girls with this name (201). Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 149,937 as a first name in 2020; 619 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.
Savannah’s family of names
In English usage, Savannah has a related form in Savanna. Savannah has a related form in Savanna. Savannah has a related form in Savana.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 8
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Savannah
- Savannah GuthrieAmerican journalist and attorney (born 1971)
- Savannah OutenAmerican singerborn 1992
- Savannah SutherlandCanadian sprinter and hurdlerborn 2003
- Savannah Phillipsgranddaughter of Anne, Princess Royal; great-granddaughter of Elizabeth IIborn 2010
- Savannah MarshallBritish boxer (born 1991)
- Mariah WilliamsAustralian field hockey player (1995-)
- Savannah DeMeloAmerican soccer playerborn 1998
- Savannah ChurchillAmerican musician (1920–1974)1915–1974
- Savannah McCaskillAmerican soccer playerborn 1996
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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