Girls' name · since 1911
Savana
Since 1911, U.S. Social Security records show 5,436 babies named Savana, peaking in 2000. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #2,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,749 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,436
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Savana currently ranks #5749 among girls' names in America, with 5,436 babies recorded since 1911.
Social Security Administration records show Savana recorded 5,436 times among girls since 1911, holding rank #5749 nationally today, ahead of 67% of girls, peaking in the 2000s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1911 to 2025.
- #2,434 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,749 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 5,436 born since 1911
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savana ranks #2,434 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,749 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 5,436 born since 1911, peaking in the 2000s.
- #2,434 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,749 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 5,436
- born since 1911
- 2000s
- peak decade
Savana's 5,436 recorded births place it above 96.63% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
37 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Savana compares
5,436 Top 13% higher than 87% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Savana's all-time total is 14x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Savana | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 5,436 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 317 | 21 | 19,840 |
Savana's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Savana splits its recorded history at 2003: 52% of all births land in the more recent half, 48% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1911 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 317 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Savana popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1911–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 317
- Annual births at peak, across 115 years of records
Savana by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (2,619 births, 48% of the file).
2000s was Savana's strongest decade.
2,619 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 48% of all-time use.
Savana births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 10
1910s
10 births
- 1980s 257
1980s
257 births
- 1990s
1990s
1,474 births
- 2000s
2000s
2,619 births
- 2010s 876
2010s
876 births
- 2020s 200
2020s
200 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 2,619 births (48% of all-time use).
How Savana compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Savana's total volume
Savana by state
Where Savana concentrates geographically, total births since 1911
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 596 | 11.0% |
| #2 | Texas | | 419 | 7.7% |
| #3 | Florida | | 275 | 5.1% |
| #4 | Ohio | | 156 | 2.9% |
| #5 | New York | | 152 | 2.8% |
| #6 | Pennsylvania | | 148 | 2.7% |
| #7 | Michigan | | 145 | 2.7% |
| #8 | Illinois | | 126 | 2.3% |
596 of 5,436 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 37 reporting states.
Savana appears in 37 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Savana's data
- Savana's decade-level peak was the 2000s (2,619 total births); usage has since declined to 200 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Savanas (596 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. California names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Savana: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2000)
Similar record span (~114 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1911–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Savana draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.