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
Showing
- 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
girls
Rank among girls' names. Click any year to open it.
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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 | — | |
First appearance
1880
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 1984
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
Hover or tap a state for its numbers.
Top states · girls
- Montana#94 · 1 in 390
- Hawaii#114 · 1 in 479
- Nevada#118 · 1 in 520
- Vermont#127 · 1 in 552
- Oregon#141 · 1 in 681
Best ever in a state: #8 in Delaware, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | #94 | 12 | 1 in 390 |
| Hawaii | #114 | 11 | 1 in 479 |
| Nevada | #118 | 9 | 1 in 520 |
| Vermont | #127 | 5 | 1 in 552 |
| Oregon | #141 | 23 | 1 in 681 |
| North Dakota | #142 | 7 | 1 in 682 |
| Alaska | #144 | 7 | 1 in 566 |
| Colorado | #146 | 30 | 1 in 721 |
| Oklahoma | #150 | 26 | 1 in 795 |
| Utah | #156 | 20 | 1 in 747 |
| West Virginia | #163 | 12 | 1 in 832 |
| Arizona | #169 | 24 | 1 in 879 |
| Arkansas | #175 | 14 | 1 in 913 |
| Alabama | #176 | 23 | 1 in 936 |
| Kentucky | #181 | 23 | 1 in 954 |
| Idaho | #185 | 7 | 1 in 869 |
| Tennessee | #189 | 25 | 1 in 1,098 |
| Missouri | #193 | 27 | 1 in 1,161 |
| Indiana | #200 | 27 | 1 in 1,233 |
| Texas | #206 | 114 | 1 in 1,144 |
| Kansas | #215 | 13 | 1 in 1,175 |
| Ohio | #231 | 43 | 1 in 1,609 |
| New Mexico | #242 | 9 | 1 in 1,091 |
| North Carolina | #263 | 21 | 1 in 1,623 |
| Mississippi | #271 | 10 | 1 in 1,504 |
| Louisiana | #278 | 19 | 1 in 1,618 |
| Florida | #287 | 32 | 1 in 1,927 |
| Georgia | #291 | 20 | 1 in 1,785 |
| Virginia | #291 | 16 | 1 in 1,961 |
| Washington | #295 | 15 | 1 in 1,791 |
| Wisconsin | #306 | 13 | 1 in 2,357 |
| Nebraska | #315 | 5 | 1 in 2,082 |
| Iowa | #331 | 7 | 1 in 2,539 |
| California | #373 | 84 | 1 in 2,293 |
| Michigan | #373 | 19 | 1 in 2,966 |
| Massachusetts | #398 | 10 | 1 in 3,350 |
| South Carolina | #435 | 6 | 1 in 2,939 |
| Minnesota | #481 | 6 | 1 in 4,779 |
| Illinois | #492 | 19 | 1 in 3,822 |
| New Jersey | #519 | 9 | 1 in 4,348 |
| New York | #575 | 23 | 1 in 4,538 |
| Pennsylvania | #632 | 10 | 1 in 6,805 |
| Connecticut | — | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — | — |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
| Maine | — | — | — |
| Maryland | — | — | — |
| New Hampshire | — | — | — |
| Rhode Island | — | — | — |
| South Dakota | — | — | — |
| Wyoming | — | — | — |
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.
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Momentum · girls
Falling
- 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)
Rise & fade · girls
126 yrs to peak
- Debuted 1880
- Peaked 2006 at #30 (7,096 births)
- Births halved by 2020, 14 yrs later
Top of the charts · girls
Top 100 for 31 yrs
- Top 10: never
- Top 100: 31 yrs · run 1993–2023
- Top 1,000: 91 yrs · run 1880–1922
Share of babies · girls
1 in 250
- 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
Era · girls
The 2000s
- 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 1984
girls
#275
871 births · 1 in 1,933 girls
Top girls' names in 1984
More about 1984
girls
1,683,817 girls got a published name in 1984; 1 in 1,933 of them was named Savannah, which outranked 97.7% of the 12,181 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 18.1% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).