Savannah or Savanna is a feminine given name, taken from either the name of the city of Savannah, Georgia, or savanna, a large, grassy plain ecosystem.
The name has been among the 1,000 most popular names for newborn American girls since 1983 and among the top 100 since 1993. It peaked in popularity in 2006 and 2007, when it ranked 30th on the United States popularity chart. It has also been among the top hundred names for girls in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom in recent years.
The name has been in use in the United States since at least the late 19th century, according to Social Security Administration records. An increase in usage since the 1980s has been attributed in part to the 1982 family film Savannah Smiles.
People with the name include:
Savannah Bond (born 1990/1991) Australian pornographic film actress
Savannah Smith Boucher (born 1943), American actress
Savannah Broadus (born 2002), American tennis player
Savannah Buffett (born 1979), American radio personality
Savannah Burton (born c. 1977), Canadian transgender dodgeball player and actor
Savannah Churchill (1920–1974), American singer
Savannah Clarke (born 2003), Australian singer, dancer, actress, model, and composer
Savanna Collins (born 2006), American singer and dancer
Savannah Conley (born 1997), American singer-songwriter
Savanna Cordes (born 1994), South African cricketer
Savannah Cristina (born 1997), American singer-songwriter
Savannah Dooley (born 1985), American screenwriter and television producer
Savannah Fitzpatrick (born 1995), Australian field hockey player
Savannah Graybill (born 1988), American skeleton racer
Savannah Guthrie (born 1971), Australian-born American journalist and attorney
Savannah Schroll Guz (born 1974), American mixed-media artist, art critic, and fiction writer
Savannah Harmon (born 1995), American ice hockey player
Savannah Haske (born 1977), American television and film actress and writer
Savannah Jack (1948–2012), American professional wrestler
Savannah Jordan (born 1995), American retired soccer player
Savy King (born 2005), American soccer player
Savannah King (swimmer) (born 1992), Canadian freestyle swimmer
Savannah Knoop (born 1981), American artist, writer, and filmmaker
Savannah Lane (born 1995), American beauty pageant titleholder
Savannah Levin (born 1995), American soccer player
Savannah Maddox (born 1987), American politician
Savannah Marshall (born 1991), British professional boxer
Savannah McCarthy (born 1997), Irish footballer
Savannah McCaskill (born 1996), American soccer player
Savannah Miller (born 1978), American-British fashion designer
Savannah Norcross (born 2000), American ice hockey player
Savannah Outen (born 1992), American singer
Savannah Robinson (born 1998), American singer
Savanna Samson (born 1967), American former pornographic actress
Savannah Sanitoa (born 1987), American Samoan sprinter
Savanna Shaw (born 2004), American singer
Savannah Siew (born 1996), Singaporean sailor
Savannah Johnson Speak (1868–1929), English mining engineer and metallurgist
Savannah Stehlin (born 1996), American actress
Savannah Stevenson (born 1983), English singer and actress
Savannah Steyn (born 1996), English actress
Savannah Swords (born 2008), Canadian basketball player
Savannah Vinsant (born 1993), American trampoline gymnast
Savannah Welch (born 1984), American actress and musician
Savannah Wise (born 1984), American actress, singer, and dancer
