How Many People Are Named Savannah?
An estimated 183,154 people in the United States have the first name Savannah. While not in the top 50, it remains a well-known name ranking #299 overall. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Savannah peaked in popularity in 2000 with 7,113 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Savannah as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Savannah paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Savannah is overwhelmingly female, 222 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
183,154
About 1 in 1,871 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Common
Predicted Gender
Female
99.9% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2000
7,113 births
Total Registered
189,552
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Savannah
Savannah is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 189,552 total births registered, 99.9% were female.
Savannah as a male name
Ranked #8,059 in 2021
10 male births in 2021
Peak: 2004 (36 births)
Savannah as a female name
Ranked #107 in 2024
2,490 female births in 2024
Peak: 2000 (7,101 births)
Savannah: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Savannah span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 64,864 babies were registered. Savannah has declined significantly from its peak in the 2000s. Recent registrations are a fraction of what they were at the name's height.
Savannah by Decade
How has Savannah tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Savannah by State
Birth registrations for Savannah span all 51 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in District of Columbia, Wyoming, Vermont. On average, about 3,654 Savannahs were registered per state.
Savannah + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Savannah as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Savannah
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Savannah: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Savannah?
We estimate approximately 183,154 people named Savannah are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,871 Americans share this first name.
Is Savannah a common name?
Savannah is classified as "Common" and is more popular than 99.7% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 189,552 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Savannah most popular?
Savannah reached peak popularity in 2000, when 7,113 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Savannah is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Savannah a female name?
Savannah is predominantly female. 99.9% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Savannah Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Savannah Smith, Savannah Johnson, Savannah Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
Search for a full name combination
How Many of Me