Meaning of the nameSavana
- Female
- Sa-va-na
Savana is a female name spelled like the Portuguese word savana, a tropical grassland with scattered trees; its origin as a person's name is uncertain.
Meaning
The meaning of Savana is not known for certain. No reliable source documents it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
- People (2022)
- 1,210
- Rank in Brazil
- #7,267
- Median age
- 29 years
- 2010 Census
- 1,210
- people
Savana in the 2022 Census
People with the first name Savana, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1990s (404 people).
1,202 women 0 men
Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.
Where the name Savana is most common
States with the highest share of people named Savana in the population, in the 2022 Census.
- Rio Grande do Sul 0.002%
- São Paulo 0.000%
All states
| State | People | % of population |
|---|---|---|
| São Paulo | 180 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Sul | 176 | 0.002% |
| Rio de Janeiro | 84 | 0.001% |
| Santa Catarina | 68 | 0.001% |
| Paraíba | 65 | 0.002% |
| Minas Gerais | 62 | 0.000% |
| Bahia | 59 | 0.000% |
| Ceará | 57 | 0.001% |
| Pernambuco | 53 | 0.001% |
| Paraná | 44 | 0.000% |
| Amazonas | 44 | 0.001% |
| Pará | 43 | 0.001% |
| Maranhão | 40 | 0.001% |
| Piauí | 37 | 0.001% |
| Goiás | 30 | 0.000% |
| Rio Grande do Norte | 29 | 0.001% |
| Espírito Santo | 27 | 0.001% |
| Alagoas | 19 | 0.001% |
| Distrito Federal | 16 | 0.001% |
| Sergipe | 16 | 0.001% |
States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.
About the name Savana
As a word, savana is, according to Wiktionary, a loan from Spanish sabana, whose origin goes back to Taíno. The origin of Savana as a person's name is uncertain. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 1,210 people named Savana, almost always women, with a median age of 29, most born in the 1980s and 1990s. Proportionally, it is most common in Rio Grande do Sul.
Sources
- Wiktionary: savana · en.wiktionary.org · origin
Questions about the name Savana
What does the name Savana mean?
The meaning of Savana is not known for certain: no reliable source documents it. So we give no meaning; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.
How many people are named Savana in Brazil?
IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 1,210 people with the first name Savana, which ranks it number 7,267 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1990s.
Is Savana a boy's or a girl's name?
Savana is a female name: in the 2022 Census, 1,202 women and 0 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).
In which Brazilian state is Savana most common?
Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.002% of the state's population is named Savana (176 people), according to the 2022 Census.
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