Girls' name · since 1880
Savannah
191,514 babies named Savannah in U.S. Social Security records since 1880, with the highest year being 2000. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 191,514
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
191,514 babies have been named Savannah since 1880, making it today's #135 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Savannah recorded 191,514 times among girls since 1880, holding rank #135 nationally today, ahead of 99.2% 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 1880 to 2025.
- #206 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #135 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 191,514 born since 1880
- 2000s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Savannah ranks #206 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #135 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 191,514 born since 1880, peaking in the 2000s.
- #206 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #135 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 191,514
- born since 1880
- 2000s
- peak decade
Savannah's 191,514 recorded births place it above 99.71% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
51 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by California.
How Savannah compares
191,514 Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Savannah's all-time total is 509x the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Savannah | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 191,514 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 7,100 | 21 | 19,840 |
Savannah's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Savannah splits its recorded history at 1953: 98% of all births land in the more recent half, 2% in the earlier half, a lean toward present-day use rather than a passing spike. The single quietest year was 1967 (11 births) -- compare that against the 2000 peak of 7,100 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Savannah popularity over time - girls
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1880–2025
- Peak year (2000)
- 7,100
- Annual births at peak, across 146 years of records
Savannah popularity over time - boys
222 total births recorded since 1911 (Savannah as boys' name)
Savannah by decade
2000s is the heaviest window (64,757 births, 34% of the file).
2000s was Savannah's strongest decade.
64,757 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Savannah births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1880s 285
1880s
285 births
- 1890s 379
1890s
379 births
- 1900s 445
1900s
445 births
- 1910s 637
1910s
637 births
- 1920s 681
1920s
681 births
- 1930s 429
1930s
429 births
- 1940s 392
1940s
392 births
- 1950s 326
1950s
326 births
- 1960s 170
1960s
170 births
- 1970s 232
1970s
232 births
- 1980s 8,714
1980s
8,714 births
- 1990s
1990s
44,716 births
- 2000s
2000s
64,757 births
- 2010s
2010s
51,869 births
- 2020s 17,482
2020s
17,482 births
What this shows Peak: 2000s at 64,757 births (34% of all-time use).
How Savannah 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 Savannah's total volume
Savannah by state
Where Savannah concentrates geographically, total births since 1880
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | California | | 20,452 | 10.7% |
| #2 | Texas | | 16,533 | 8.6% |
| #3 | Florida | | 11,751 | 6.1% |
| #4 | North Carolina | | 8,695 | 4.5% |
| #5 | Georgia | | 8,088 | 4.2% |
| #6 | Ohio | | 7,929 | 4.1% |
| #7 | New York | | 7,519 | 3.9% |
| #8 | Pennsylvania | | 6,422 | 3.4% |
20,452 of 191,514 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 51 reporting states.
Savannah appears in 51 states. Explore state details →
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What to do with Savannah's data
- Savannah's decade-level peak was the 2000s (64,757 total births); usage has since declined to 17,482 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- California records the most Savannahs (20,452 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 Savannah: 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 (~145 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, 1880–2025 (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 Savannah 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.