Girls' name · since 1916
Savanna
32,974 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.
- #789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,974
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Yes -- Savanna is the #1088 most popular girls' name in the U.S. today, with 32,974 recorded since 1916.
Savanna has 32,974 recorded births among girls since 1916, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #1088 as of the latest data, more common than 94% of girls, busiest in the 2000s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1916 to 2025.
- #789 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #1,088 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 32,974 born since 1916
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savanna ranks #789 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #1,088 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 32,974 born since 1916, peaking in the 2000s.
- #789 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #1,088 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 32,974
- born since 1916
- 2000s
- peak decade
Savanna's 32,974 recorded births place it above 98.9% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
50 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Savanna compares
32,974 Top 5% higher than 95% 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
Savanna's all-time total is 88x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Savanna | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 32,974 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 1,502 | 21 | 19,840 |
Savanna's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Savanna's SSA record in two at 1996 and the more recent half accounts for 81% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 19%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1921, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2006 peak of 1,502, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Savanna popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1916–2025
- Peak year (2006)
- 1,502
- Annual births at peak, across 110 years of records
Savanna popularity over time - boys
15 total births recorded since 1988 (Savanna as boys' name)
Savanna by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (13,036 births, 40% of the file).
2000s was Savanna's strongest decade.
13,036 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 40% of all-time use.
Savanna births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s 7
1910s
7 births
- 1920s 16
1920s
16 births
- 1950s 13
1950s
13 births
- 1960s 18
1960s
18 births
- 1970s 38
1970s
38 births
- 1980s 2,057
1980s
2,057 births
- 1990s
1990s
9,048 births
- 2000s
2000s
13,036 births
- 2010s
2010s
6,592 births
- 2020s 2,149
2020s
2,149 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 13,036 births (40% of all-time use).
How Savanna 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 Savanna's total volume
Savanna by state
Where Savanna concentrates geographically, total births since 1916
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 3,444 | 10.4% |
| #2 | Texas | | 2,609 | 7.9% |
| #3 | Florida | | 1,899 | 5.8% |
| #4 | New York | | 1,381 | 4.2% |
| #5 | Ohio | | 1,369 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Michigan | | 1,220 | 3.7% |
| #7 | Pennsylvania | | 1,150 | 3.5% |
| #8 | Georgia | | 1,062 | 3.2% |
3,444 of 32,974 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 50 reporting states.
Savanna appears in 50 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Savanna's data
- Savanna's decade-level peak was the 2000s (13,036 total births); usage has since declined to 2,149 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Savannas (3,444 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 Savanna: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2006)
Similar record span (~109 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, 1916–2025 (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 Savanna 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.