Savannah
Pronounced S AH0 V AE1 N AH0 (ARPABET)
- 3 syllables
- Peaked 2000
- 145 years in use
- 1 spelling
How popular is Savannah?
Savannah is a girls' name, and has been in the record since the data starts in 1880. It has been given to 237,838 children — the 192nd most common girls' name on record.
It has been slipping, down 37% on the previous decade. Its best single year was 2000, when 9,356 children were given it.
Savanna is counted with it here, since the two are pronounced identically.
Spelling variants
These spellings sound identical to Savannah and are counted together with it, which is why the totals here are higher than a single-spelling count.
- Savanna
Characteristics
- 3 syllables
Phonetic detail
- Pronunciations:
- S AH0 V AE1 N AH0
- Stress pattern:
- 010
- Syllables:
- 3
Stress digits mark unstressed (0), primary (1) and secondary (2) syllables.
Names like Savannah
Same first letter and syllable count, peaking around the same time.
Sibling names for Savannah
Names from the same era with a matching rhythm but a different initial.
Frequently asked questions
- How popular is the name Savannah?
- Savannah ranks 192nd among girls' names in US records, with 237,838 births since 1880. Over the past decade it accounts for 46,294.
- Is Savannah a unisex name?
- No. Savannah is recorded almost entirely as a girls' name; births to the other gender are too few to register as a share.
- When was Savannah most popular?
- 2000, when 9,356 children were given the name. It has been in use for 145 years and is still recorded as of 2024.
- How else is Savannah spelled?
- Savanna. All of these sound the same and are counted together in the totals on this page.