Savannah: name meaning, origin & popularity
- Meaning
- “treeless plain”
- Origin
- Spanish
- Say it
- suh-VAN-uh · 3 syllables
- Used for
- Girls
From the English vocabulary word savannah, borrowed through Spanish sabana, ultimately from Taíno zabana. It is a place-word name rather than an ancient personal name.
How popular is Savannah?
Babies named Savannah in 20242,490
2024 rank#107 girls
Peak year1996
Total US babies since 1880189,552
Savannah is fading: recent use is about 63% of its level ten years before.
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Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.
Savannah questions
What does the name Savannah mean?
Savannah means "treeless plain". It comes from Spanish. From the English vocabulary word savannah, borrowed through Spanish sabana, ultimately from Taíno zabana. It is a place-word name rather than an ancient personal name.
Is Savannah a boy or girl name?
Savannah is mainly a girl's name in US records (100% of uses since 1880).
How popular is Savannah?
2,490 US babies were named Savannah in 2024. Its peak year was 1996.
How do you pronounce Savannah?
Savannah is usually pronounced suh-VAN-uh.
Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.