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 1998
- Rank in state
- Top 10
- 11–50
- 51–100
- 101–500
- 501+
- Not published
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- New Mexico#10 · 1 in 98
- South Carolina#18 · 1 in 99
- Alabama#20 · 1 in 111
- Tennessee#20 · 1 in 114
- West Virginia#21 · 1 in 95
Best ever in a state: #8 in Delaware, 2015.
Show every state
| State | Rank | Births | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Mexico | #10 | 86 | 1 in 98 |
| South Carolina | #18 | 170 | 1 in 99 |
| Alabama | #20 | 187 | 1 in 111 |
| Tennessee | #20 | 268 | 1 in 114 |
| West Virginia | #21 | 77 | 1 in 95 |
| Georgia | #22 | 345 | 1 in 129 |
| North Carolina | #22 | 339 | 1 in 124 |
| Utah | #22 | 113 | 1 in 146 |
| Wyoming | #24 | 15 | 1 in 87 |
| Alaska | #25 | 21 | 1 in 123 |
| Florida | #25 | 474 | 1 in 157 |
| Kentucky | #28 | 156 | 1 in 131 |
| Mississippi | #29 | 84 | 1 in 145 |
| Nevada | #30 | 58 | 1 in 157 |
| Montana | #34 | 22 | 1 in 130 |
| Arkansas | #36 | 76 | 1 in 157 |
| Arizona | #40 | 134 | 1 in 218 |
| Colorado | #40 | 110 | 1 in 202 |
| Idaho | #40 | 36 | 1 in 164 |
| Virginia | #40 | 191 | 1 in 178 |
| Louisiana | #41 | 109 | 1 in 200 |
| Texas | #41 | 557 | 1 in 258 |
| Hawaii | #43 | 21 | 1 in 181 |
| Oklahoma | #44 | 80 | 1 in 211 |
| Ohio | #47 | 283 | 1 in 218 |
| Washington | #47 | 133 | 1 in 220 |
| Delaware | #52 | 18 | 1 in 175 |
| Wisconsin | #56 | 114 | 1 in 221 |
| Indiana | #57 | 138 | 1 in 240 |
| Maryland | #60 | 87 | 1 in 275 |
| Missouri | #60 | 112 | 1 in 265 |
| Oregon | #60 | 66 | 1 in 249 |
| California | #63 | 668 | 1 in 331 |
| Michigan | #63 | 182 | 1 in 283 |
| Nebraska | #63 | 35 | 1 in 231 |
| Kansas | #65 | 47 | 1 in 276 |
| New Hampshire | #71 | 20 | 1 in 242 |
| Vermont | #72 | 9 | 1 in 215 |
| Pennsylvania | #75 | 158 | 1 in 369 |
| Minnesota | #82 | 78 | 1 in 324 |
| South Dakota | #83 | 11 | 1 in 264 |
| Maine | #91 | 15 | 1 in 309 |
| Illinois | #93 | 163 | 1 in 432 |
| Iowa | #93 | 38 | 1 in 370 |
| Connecticut | #111 | 34 | 1 in 457 |
| New York | #115 | 176 | 1 in 572 |
| Rhode Island | #117 | 11 | 1 in 377 |
| Massachusetts | #120 | 62 | 1 in 515 |
| New Jersey | #129 | 67 | 1 in 619 |
| North Dakota | #131 | 6 | 1 in 442 |
| District of Columbia | — | — | — |
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 1998
Top girls' names in 1998
Top boys' names in 1998
More about 1998
girls
1,766,949 girls got a published name in 1998; 1 in 273 of them was named Savannah, which outranked 99.7% of the 16,601 girls' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 11.2% of girls (24.6% in 1880, 7.0% in 2025).
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.
boys
1,911,366 boys got a published name in 1998; 1 in 382,273 of them was named Savannah, which outranked 14.9% of the 11,311 boys' names that year. The ten most popular names covered 14.7% of boys (44.2% in 1880, 8.0% in 2025).
Tied with 1,680 names at #9,631; 3 shown. Tied names share a rank, as in SSA's lists.
Among names in the top 1,000 of either year.