Girls' name · since 1884
Savanah
Since 1884, U.S. Social Security records show 10,104 babies named Savanah, peaking in 1998. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #1,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,732 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,104
- born since 1884
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Savanah is the #5732 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 10,104 recorded since 1884.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savanah has been recorded 10,104 times among girls since 1884, currently ranked #5732 nationally and more common than 67% of girls, with its heaviest use in the 2000s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1884 to 2025.
- #1,657 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #5,732 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 10,104 born since 1884
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savanah ranks #1,657 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #5,732 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 10,104 born since 1884, peaking in the 2000s.
- #1,657 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #5,732 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 10,104
- born since 1884
- 2000s
- peak decade
Savanah's 10,104 recorded births place it above 97.7% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
40 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Savanah compares
10,104 Top 10% higher than 90% 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
Savanah's all-time total is 27x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Savanah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 10,104 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 512 | 21 | 19,840 |
Savanah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Savanah's SSA record in two at 1954 and the more recent half accounts for 96% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 4%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1885, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1998 peak of 512, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Savanah popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1884–2025
- Peak year (1998)
- 512
- Annual births at peak, across 142 years of records
Savanah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (4,008 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Savanah's strongest decade.
4,008 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Savanah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 41
1880s
41 births
- 1890s 53
1890s
53 births
- 1900s 65
1900s
65 births
- 1910s 106
1910s
106 births
- 1920s 86
1920s
86 births
- 1930s 40
1930s
40 births
- 1940s 6
1940s
6 births
- 1950s 12
1950s
12 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1980s 701
1980s
701 births
- 1990s
1990s
3,311 births
- 2000s
2000s
4,008 births
- 2010s 1,352
2010s
1,352 births
- 2020s 316
2020s
316 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 4,008 births (40% of all-time use).
How Savanah 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 Savanah's total volume
Savanah by state
Where Savanah concentrates geographically, total births since 1884
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 1,369 | 13.5% |
| #2 | Texas | | 902 | 8.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 402 | 4.0% |
| #4 | Michigan | | 364 | 3.6% |
| #5 | New York | | 338 | 3.3% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 336 | 3.3% |
| #7 | Illinois | | 281 | 2.8% |
| #8 | Indiana | | 231 | 2.3% |
1,369 of 10,104 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 40 reporting states.
Savanah appears in 40 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Savanah's data
- Savanah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (4,008 total births); usage has since declined to 316 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Savanahs (1,369 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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Related Names
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Savanah: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1998)
Similar record span (~141 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, 1884–2025 (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 Savanah 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.