Meaning:
Its source is sabana, a Spanish name meaning "A treeless plain."
Popularity:
The name Savanna ranked 231st in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 2672nd in popularity for females of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
Though this name appears on the 1990 U.S. Census lists, it is used by only a small percentage of the general population.
Narrative:
Americans adopt this name in honor of the city of Savannah, Georgia.