Savannah

Spanish

"flat tropical grassland"

Savannah Origin and Meaning

The name Savannah is a girl's name of Spanish origin meaning "flat tropical grassland".

A place name with a deep Southern accent, the once-obscure Savannah shot to fame, with others of its genre, on the heels of the best seller Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, which was set in the mossy Georgia city of Savannah. Originally a substitute for the overused Samantha, Savannah is now popular itself, long among the top girls' names starting with S.

Derived the Spanish sabana, itself borrowed zabana, a Taino word used by the indigenous people of the Caribbean, Savannah refers to areas of flat grasslands that exist in hot climates.

A name with a trail of pop cultural references, there were Savannahs in the novel and movie The Prince of Tides, in the Terry McMillan hit novel and film Waiting to Exhale, played by Whitney Houston and, even earlier, in a 1982 movie called Savannah Smiles.

Savannah has actually been on the popularity list since records started being kept in the 1880's; she's been in the Top 100 since 1993, though recent years have seen her decline slightly. Desperate Housewives' Marcia Cross chose Savannah for her twin daughter, and it's the name of Queen Elizabeth's first great-grandchild. And Savannah Guthrie can be seen every morning on the Today Show.

Savannah Rank in US Top 1000

# 92 in the US

Savannah Rank in Nameberry Top 1000

# 455 on Nameberry

Popularity of the name Savannah

• 92 US 2023
• 455 Nameberry 2025
• 171 Canada 2023
• 90 Future 2028
• 179 England 2023
• 142 Scotland 2023
• 73 Australia 2023
• 80 New Zealand 2014

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Famous People Named Savannah

• Savannah Outen American singer
• Savannah Miller American designer
• Savannah (born Shannon Michelle Wilsey) American adult film actress
• Savannah Clark Guthrie American journalist
• Savannah Janine "Savvy" Shields Miss America 2017
• Savannah King Canadian Olympic swimmer
• Savannah Rose LeBrant (Soutas) American Social Media personality
• Savannah Read English actress
• Savannah Chrisley daughter of reality TV personality Todd Chrisley of "Chrisley Knows Best"
• Savannah Jordan daughter of musician and reality TV personality Stevie J ("Leave It to Stevie")
• Savannah Jane Buffett (b. 1979) daughter of singer Jimmy Buffett
• Savannah Birnbaum (b. 1995) daughter of model Janice Dickinson and Michael Birnbaum
• Savannah Seagal (b. 1996) daughter of actor Steven Seagal
• Savannah Baffert (b. 1998) daughter of horse racing trainer Bob Baffert
• Savannah Gibson (b. 1999) daughter of singers Daisy Dern and Dave Gibson
• Savannah Adshead daughter of director Chris Adshead and actress Shaunna O'Grady
• Savannah Smith daughter of actor Rex Smith
• Savannah Jean Anderson (b. 2003) daughter of singer Coffey Anderson
• Savannah Jane Masche (b. 2007) sextuplet on reality TV series "Raising Sextuplets"
• Savannah Rose Mahoney (b. 2007) daughter of actress Marcia Cross; twin sister of Eden Geneva
• Savannah Gail Worley (b. 2008) daughter of singer Darryl Worley
• Savannah Anne Kathleen Phillips (b. 2010); daughter of Peter Phillips; eldest great granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II
• Savannah O'Keefe (b. 2012) daughter of Australian rules footballer Ryan O'Keefe
• Savannah Tanner middle child/third daughter/4th child of Johnny and Sara Tanner, youtube family Yawi Vlogs and Tannerites
• Savannah Elizabeth McCaskill American soccer player

The name Savannah in Pop Culture

• Savannah Georgia, USA
• Savannah Curtis main character in Nicholas Sparks' "Dear John"
• Savannah Driscoll main character in 1982 film "Savannah Smiles"
• Savannah Smiles a Girl Scout cookie
• Savannah King character in film "Red"
• Savannah "Savi" Davis character on TV's "Mistresses"
• Savannah Kinkirk daughter of Lucy and Kevin on TV's "Seventh Heaven"
• Savannah Snow character in the "Caster Chronicles" books by Kami Garcia
• Savannah Sinclair character in Heather Vogel Frederick's "The Mother,Daughter Book Club"
• Savannah character in Aphmau's YouTube series "Phoenix Drop High"
• Savannah Reed main character in SophieGTV's LPS Popular
• Savannah Constance Levine character in "Women of the Otherworld" by Kelley Armstrong