Savanna

/ suh-VAN-uh /
girlnaturemodernplace

“treeless plain” — Spanish

—2024 rank
2006peak year
32,745babies named Savanna since 1880
▼ 47%5-year trend

Savanna popularity over 145 years

🌱 Below the charts · roughly undefined% girls / NaN% boys in 2024

peak 200618801920196020002024

What does Savanna mean?

A spelling variant of Savannah, from Spanish sabana, itself borrowed from a Taino word for a grassy treeless plain; a place-name turned girls' name.

OriginSpanish
Syllables3
Gendergirl
Stylenature, modern

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