| Linda | Savannah | |
|---|---|---|
| Meaning | Pretty | Treeless plain |
| Origin | spanish | Spanish |
| Gender | Girl | Girl |
| Pronunciation | LIN-duh | suh-VAN-uh |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| First appeared | 0 | 1880 |
| Peak year | 1947 (99,692) | 2000 (7,100) |
| In 2025 | 0 | 2,141 |
| Trend | Vintage | Declining |
Source: US Social Security Administration.
| Decade | Linda | Savannah |
|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 1,956 | 17,482 |
| 2010s | 4,386 | 51,869 |
| 2000s | 7,220 | 64,757 |
| 1990s | 12,815 | 44,716 |
| 1980s | 22,819 | 8,714 |
| 1970s | 45,900 | 232 |
| 1960s | 225,454 | 170 |
| 1950s | 564,364 | 326 |
| 1940s | 531,660 | 392 |
| 1930s | 29,358 | 429 |
| 1920s | 4,455 | 681 |
| 1910s | 2,395 | 637 |
| 1900s | 996 | 445 |
| 1890s | 872 | 379 |
| 1880s | 493 | 285 |
In Spanish and Portuguese linda means 'pretty, beautiful' (from Latin/Romance). NOTE: the name also has an independent Germanic source, the element lind 'soft, tender' (as in names like Rosalind); so 'pretty' is the Romance reading, 'soft/tender' the Germanic one.
Savannah takes its name from the open grassy plain, via the Spanish sabana.
Savannah is more popular than Linda today: about 2,141 US babies were given the name Savannah in 2025, compared with 0 named Linda.
Linda means Pretty (spanish origin), while Savannah means Treeless plain (Spanish origin).
In US records, Linda first appears in 0 and Savannah in 1880, so Linda has the longer recorded history.