Svea
Svea was the 4447th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1360th; the most babies were born in 2022 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 261 places. More babies were named Svea in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #4,447 girls, down 452 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 32girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 202247 babies
- Total since 1880
- 967babies recorded
Svea popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #4,447 | 32 |
| 2020 | #3,995 | 36 |
| 2010 | #5,227 | 27 |
| 2000 | #10,645 | 9 |
| 1990 | — | — |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | — | — |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | #3,918 | 8 |
| 1910 | #2,744 | 5 |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Svea, counting every spelling?
Svea has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Svea?
32 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Svea (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Svea 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 261 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Svea.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Svea?
About 800 people born in the US named Svea are alive today, with a median age of 11; half are between 5 and 18. That makes Svea a young name: most people with it are children.
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.
Svea by state
How common Svea was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. It is notably more common than nationally in Minnesota (10.0×). In 48 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
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Questions about the name Svea
How popular is the name Svea?
Svea was the 4447th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 32 babies. Its best year was 1909, when it ranked 1360th; the most babies were born in 2022 (47). Over the last ten years it has moved up 261 places. More babies were named Svea in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Svea a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Svea in the US.
Where is Svea most popular?
In 2021–2025, Svea was most common in Minnesota (0.25 per 1,000 girls), followed by Florida and California.