Savanna — #1005 US girls' name
32,745 babies named Savanna in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 2006. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
More common than 94% of names given to girls today.
40% of everyone ever named Savanna was born in this single decade.
1,502 babies were named Savanna in 2006 — its busiest year on record.
What the Data Says About Savanna
The Social Security Administration has registered 32,745 babies named Savanna between 1916 and 2024, spanning 109 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Savanna currently holds the #1005 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2006, when 1,502 babies received it in a single year.
Decade-level aggregation shows that Savanna performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 13,036 births during that ten-year window. Across the 10 decades of recorded activity, Savanna shows a clear decline from its mid-century high. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 3,421 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by Texas and Florida. In total, SSA state-level files list Savanna in 50 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.
No etymological entry is currently available for Savanna in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 32,745 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.
Savanna at a glance
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Savanna popularity over time — girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1916
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,502
- Annual births at peak — across 109 years of records
Currently ranks #1005 among girls.
32,745 total births across 109 years of SSA records. Peaked in 2006 with 1,502 births in a single year.
Savanna popularity over time — boys
15 total births recorded since 1988 (Savanna as boys' name)
Unisex use remains the minority pattern
The boys' variant of Savanna accounts for 0% of total recorded use across both genders.
Savanna by decade
Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance
- Peak decade
- 2000s
- 13,036 births that decade — 40% of Savanna's all-time total
Savanna decade highlights
- Peak decade 13,036 births
- Runner-up 9,048 births
- Modern era share 2010s + 2020s
- Decades tracked with recorded births
2000s was Savanna's strongest decade
13,036 babies received the name during that ten-year window — about 40% of all-time use.
Savanna by state
Where Savanna concentrates geographically — total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,421 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,589 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,881 | 5.7% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,369 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,359 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,212 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,140 | 3.5% |
| #8 | North Carolina | | 1,059 | 3.2% |
3,421 of 32,745 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Top 5 states
- California 10.4% of nationwide
- Texas 7.9% of nationwide
- Florida 5.7% of nationwide
- New York 4.2% of nationwide
- Ohio 4.2% of nationwide
Recorded in 50 of 51 SSA jurisdictions
California accounts for 10.4% of all recorded births nationwide — a relatively diffuse profile for this name.
Savanna appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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Data Sources
Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.