Girl's name
Savannah
Say it suh-VAN-uh
English origin 3 syllables
Where Savannah is loved, common and rare
Common in Australia. Rare in Canada, the UK, Ireland and four more places.
1 in 942 girls born in Scotland in 2025
Ontario 137thBritish Columbia 203rdScotland 204th
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Every place
In 13 of the 40 official lists, among them Ontario (137th), British Columbia (203rd) and Scotland (204th).
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| Place | Rank | Girls | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Australia state | 92nd 2025 | 17 | rank only |
| Queensland state | 99th 2025 | 49 | rank only |
| Ontario province | 137th 2024 | 80 | about 1 in 681 |
| British Columbia province | 203rd 2023 | 15 | about 1 in 797 |
| Scotland | 204th 2025 | 19 | 1 in 942 |
| England and Wales | 222nd 2025 | 211 | 1 in 1,200 |
| Northern Ireland | 231st 2025 | 7 | 1 in 1,041 |
| Ireland | 294th 2025 | 14 | 1 in 1,509 |
| Norway | 454th 2025 | 5 | 1 in 4,359 |
| Quebec province | 467th 2025 | 10 | about 1 in 2,600 |
| France | 1096th 2025 | 30 | 1 in 9,560 |
| Austria | 1875th 2025 | 1 | 1 in 35,722 |
| Italy | 2927th 2024 | 2 | 1 in 89,585 |
Rare, below the listed names: New South Wales, Victoria, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Berlin, Munich, Cologne, Bonn, Leipzig, Rostock, Sweden, Spain, Catalonia, Poland, Hungary, Slovenia and Israel.
Not in a short top list, so no figure: Nova Scotia (top 21), Denmark (top 50), Finland (top 50), Iceland (top 10), Estonia (top 25), Moscow (top 61), Turkey (top 30), Argentina (top 20) and Croatia (top 50).
Sources: SA Attorney-General's Department, Births, Deaths and Marriages (data.sa.gov.au) (South Australia); Queensland Registry of BDM (Qld Open Data Portal) (Queensland); Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (Ontario); BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (British Columbia); National Records of Scotland (Scotland); Office for National Statistics (England and Wales); NISRA (Northern Ireland); Central Statistics Office (CSO) (Ireland); Statistics Norway (SSB) (Norway); Retraite Québec (Banque de prénoms, Données Québec) (Quebec); INSEE, Fichier des prénoms (édition 2025) (France); Statistik Austria (OGDEXT_VORNAMEN_1) (Austria); ISTAT, Contanomi (Italy). How we count, and every source
About the name
Savannah comes from place names. The American cities called Savannah take their name from the Savannah River, whose name may come from a Shawnee or other Algonquian word. The name also echoes the ordinary word savannah, for open grassland, which gives it an outdoors, wide-open feel.
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It has three syllables, suh-VAN-uh, with the stress in the middle. Savanna is the main alternative spelling.
Savannah is a top-100 name in South Australia and Queensland and is used in Ontario, while in Norway, France and Austria it is rare. In Canada it reached its peak around 2007, and today it is falling in most of the places where it appears. That makes it a name closely tied to its own generation, well known but less often chosen than it once was.
Meaning, origin, pronunciation
- Pronounced
- suh-VAN-uh, 3 syllables
- Origin
- English
- Other spellings
- Savanna
Etymology
From place names: the cities are named after the Savannah River, possibly from a Shawnee or Algonquian source. Also from the word savannah.
From the Wiktionary entry, CC BY-SA 4.0, shortened.
Over time
Over five years: falling in 10 of 11 regions, rising in none.
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Rank in each place since 1996; higher on the chart is more popular.
Ten years of ranks
Her rank each year, English-speaking regions first. A blank means no published rank for her that year.
| Region | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales | 131 | 108 | 105 | 123 | 128 | 141 | 141 | 179 | 211 | 222 |
| Scotland | 179 | 183 | 143 | 140 | 132 | 177 | 116 | 136 | 193 | 204 |
| Northern Ireland | 190 | 118 | 98 | 131 | 90 | 143 | 121 | 126 | 179 | 231 |
| Ireland | 208 | 184 | 188 | 165 | 178 | 204 | 211 | 237 | 243 | 294 |
| Ontario | 85 | 71 | 91 | 106 | 84 | 113 | 99 | 137 | 137 | |
| British Columbia | 187 | 140 | 84 | 93 | 98 | 131 | 191 | 203 | ||
| New South Wales | 43 | 48 | 56 | 71 | 62 | 70 | 70 | 78 | 87 | |
| Victoria | 50 | 65 | 66 | 79 | 82 | 65 | 96 | 78 | 77 | |
| Queensland | 43 | 36 | 45 | 47 | 57 | 52 | 73 | 83 | 84 | 99 |
| South Australia | 38 | 52 | 47 | 75 | 55 | 98 | 61 | 86 | 76 | 92 |
| Quebec | 235 | 210 | 309 | 313 | 246 | 204 | 246 | 339 | 337 | 467 |
| France | 630 | 620 | 624 | 675 | 738 | 843 | 1071 | 932 | 1292 | 1096 |
| The Netherlands | 928 | 802 | 811 | 690 | ||||||
| Austria | 758 | 1907 | 1331 | 1047 | 1303 | 1875 | ||||
| Norway | 341 | 323 | 326 | 270 | 331 | 353 | 467 | 460 | 454 | |
| Sweden | 365 | 331 | 345 | 494 | 492 | 393 | 925 | 658 | 887 | |
| Italy | 1368 | 4759 | 2927 |
England and Wales, 1996 to 2025
| Year | Rank | Girls | per 100,000 girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 222 | 211 | 83.3 |
| 2024 | 211 | 229 | 88.8 |
| 2023 | 179 | 284 | 110.7 |
| 2022 | 141 | 352 | 133.6 |
| 2021 | 141 | 355 | 129.5 |
| 2020 | 128 | 388 | 144.6 |
| 2019 | 123 | 414 | 147.8 |
| 2018 | 105 | 493 | 171.0 |
| 2017 | 108 | 501 | 167.5 |
| 2016 | 131 | 432 | 140.7 |
| 2015 | 129 | 447 | 145.2 |
| 2014 | 132 | 412 | 134.3 |
| 2013 | 133 | 403 | 130.7 |
| 2012 | 136 | 420 | 130.4 |
| 2011 | 144 | 390 | 121.4 |
| 2010 | 168 | 312 | 97.2 |
| 2009 | 175 | 297 | 94.8 |
| 2008 | 175 | 302 | 95.6 |
| 2007 | 207 | 249 | 81.3 |
| 2006 | 215 | 224 | 74.9 |
| 2005 | 238 | 191 | 66.3 |
| 2004 | 262 | 165 | 57.7 |
| 2003 | 232 | 195 | 70.0 |
| 2002 | 249 | 159 | 59.5 |
| 2001 | 226 | 176 | 65.7 |
| 2000 | 218 | 193 | 70.7 |
| 1999 | 214 | 193 | 68.5 |
| 1998 | 205 | 210 | 72.6 |
| 1997 | 186 | 230 | 78.4 |
| 1996 | 192 | 230 | 77.7 |
Sources: Office for National Statistics (1996-2025), OGL v3.
Ontario and British Columbia since 1925
Half of the babies named Savannah in Ontario and British Columbia since 1925 were born in or after 2008. First recorded in 1984. Her peak year there: 2007, at 342.7 per 100,000 girls.
Babies named Savannah per 100,000 girls born in Ontario and British Columbia, by five-year period. Her 2007 peak is averaged into its five-year period, so the line sits below it.
Sources: Ontario Office of the Registrar General (Ontario Data Catalogue) (1917-2024), OGL-Ontario; BC Vital Statistics Agency (BC Data Catalogue) (1924-2023), OGL-BC.
Sister names for Savannah
1 in 293 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah. Same first letter as Savannah.
1 in 559 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah.
1 in 459 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah. Same first letter as Savannah.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
Rose and fell with Savannah. Same first letter as Savannah.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Rose and fell with Savannah.
1 in 511 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah.
1 in 124 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah.
1 in 778 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah.
1 in 143 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah.
1 in 596 in Scotland
Rose and fell with Savannah.
Middle names for Savannah
1 in 107 in Northern Ireland
Savannah Charlotte
3-2 beats · initials SC
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 57 in Northern Ireland
Savannah Grace
3-1 beats · initials SG
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 71 in Scotland
Savannah Olivia
3-4 beats · initials SO · Savannah slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 4 syllables. Savannah slides into Olivia: vowel meets vowel.
1 in 86 in Ireland
Savannah Sophie
3-2 beats · initials SS
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 102 in Ireland
Savannah Mia
3-2 beats · initials SM
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 132 in Northern Ireland
Savannah Ruby
3-2 beats · initials SR
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
1 in 214 in Northern Ireland
Savannah Rose
3-1 beats · initials SR
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 1 syllable.
1 in 173 in Northern Ireland
Savannah Nora
3-2 beats · initials SN
Changes the beat after Savannah: 3 syllables, then 2 syllables.
Same style as Savannah
Names whose popularity rose and fell with hers across regions and decades.
1 in 293 in Scotland
95% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
1 in 347 in Northern Ireland
94% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
1 in 166 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
1 in 557 in England and Wales
94% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
1 in 140 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
1 in 202 in Northern Ireland
93% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
1 in 559 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
1 in 459 in Scotland
93% alike: moves with Savannah across countries and decades.
Famous people named Savannah
Savannah Guthrie and Savannah Outen.
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American journalist and attorney (born 1971)
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American singer born 1992
People: Wikidata (CC0), linked to Wikipedia in this page's language when an article exists.
Questions about Savannah
4 questions, on how popular she is, how to say it, whether she is rising and sister names.
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How popular is Savannah?
Her best rank is No. 92 in South Australia in 2025. She is in the published lists of 13 of our 40 regions.
How do you pronounce Savannah?
suh-VAN-uh, with 3 syllables.
Is Savannah getting more popular?
Over five years: falling in 10 of 11 regions, rising in none.
Which sister names go with Savannah?
The deck's top five sisters for Savannah: Summer, Madison, Scarlett, Sienna and Ruby. Each is scored on style, era, popularity and origin, with sound clashes flagged.