Svetlana
Svetlana was the 6520th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3327th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,238 places. More babies were named Svetlana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #6,520 girls, down 1,656 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 18girls
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 200751 babies
- Total since 1880
- 928babies recorded
Svetlana popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (girls) | Babies (girls) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #6,520 | 18 |
| 2020 | #4,864 | 27 |
| 2010 | #7,186 | 18 |
| 2000 | #4,638 | 26 |
| 1990 | #7,822 | 11 |
| 1980 | — | — |
| 1970 | #6,296 | 8 |
| 1960 | — | — |
| 1950 | — | — |
| 1940 | — | — |
| 1930 | — | — |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Svetlana, counting every spelling?
Svetlana has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Svetlana?
18 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Svetlana (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a girl named Svetlana 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 465 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Svetlana.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Svetlana?
About 900 people born in the US named Svetlana are alive today, with a median age of 19; half are between 10 and 27. That makes Svetlana 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.
Svetlana by state
How common Svetlana was among girls born in each state in 2021–2025. In 49 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 Svetlana
How popular is the name Svetlana?
Svetlana was the 6520th most popular name for girls in 2025, given to 18 babies. Its best year was 2007, when it ranked 3327th with 51 babies. Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,238 places. More babies were named Svetlana in the 2000s than in any other decade.
Is Svetlana a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Svetlana in the US.
Where is Svetlana most popular?
In 2021–2025, Svetlana was most common in New York (0.01 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.