Solveig
Solveig was the 6791st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1860th; the most babies were born in 2021 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 579 places. More babies were named Solveig in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,791 girls, down 963 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 17girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202133 babies
- Total since 1880
- 1,057babies recorded
Solveig popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,791 | 17 |
| 2020 | #5,828 | 21 |
| 2010 | #6,872 | 19 |
| 2000 | #17,267 | 5 |
| 1990 | #10,060 | 8 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | #4,951 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,672 | 12 |
| 1920 | #2,874 | 12 |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Solveig, counting every spelling?
Solveig has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Solveig?
17 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Solveig (0.00 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Solveig born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 495 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Solveig.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Solveig?
About 700 people born in the US named Solveig are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 8 and 42. That makes Solveig mostly worn by children and young adults.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Solveig by state
How common Solveig was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (14.6×). In 50 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Solveig: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Solveig, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Solveig
How popular is the name Solveig?
Solveig was the 6791st most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 17 babies. Its best year was 1916, when it ranked 1860th; the most babies were born in 2021 (33). Over the last ten years it has moved down 579 places. More babies were named Solveig in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Solveig a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Solveig in the US.
Where is Solveig most popular?
In 2021–2025, Solveig was most common in Minnesota (0.23 per 1,000 girls).