Svea: Name Popularity, History & Rankings (1880

Rank 2025

#4,447

among girls · ↓882 vs 2024

Babies in 2025

named Svea · -27% vs 2024

How common

1 in 50,227

girls born in 2025

Peak year

2022

47 babies

All-time total

967

#7,689 all-time among girls

First recorded

1892

in Social Security records

Svea popularity over time

967 babies have been named Svea since 1892, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure

Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade	Girls	Per year	Change	Best rank
1880s	–	–	–	–
1890s	11	1	–	#1,528
1900s	33	3	+200%	#1,360
1910s	109	11	+230%	#1,734
1920s	25	3	-77%	#3,918
1930s	–	–	–	–
1940s	–	–	–	–
1950s	–	–	–	–
1960s	–	–	–	–
1970s	7	1	–	#8,902
1980s	–	–	–	–
1990s	37	4	–	#8,731
2000s	181	18	+389%	#4,557
2010s	325	33	+80%	#3,608
2020s (to 2025)	239	40	+23%	#3,410

Where Svea is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 girls (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year	Projected babies	Per 1,000 girls	Implied rank
2026	32	0.02	outside top 500
2027	32	0.02	outside top 500
2028	32	0.02	outside top 500
2029	32	0.02	outside top 500
2030	32	0.02	outside top 500

The story of Svea

Svea is rare for girls in the United States, ranked #4,447 in 2025 with 32 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1892, 967 American babies have been named Svea. Its peak came in 2022, when 47 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Svea stood among all girls' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Svea?

The median living Svea is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 800 people named Svea are alive in the United States today.

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Svea year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year	Girls	Girls rank
2025	32	#4,447
2024	44	#3,565
2023	45	#3,520
2022	47	#3,410
2021	35	#4,162
2020	36	#3,995
2019	43	#3,608
2018	39	#3,839
2017	26	#5,173
2016	41	#3,770
2015	30	#4,708
2014	33	#4,440
2013	30	#4,741
2012	30	#4,822
2011	26	#5,343
2010	27	#5,227
2009	27	#5,366
2008	21	#6,539
2007	33	#4,557
2006	16	#7,825
2005	16	#7,458
2004	14	#8,199
2003	14	#7,947
2002	13	#8,230
2001	18	#6,285
2000	9	#10,645
1995	9	#9,455
1990	–	–
1985	–	–
1980	–	–
1975	–	–
1970	–	–
1965	–	–
1960	–	–
1955	–	–
1950	–	–
1945	–	–
1940	–	–
1935	–	–
1930	–	–
1925	–	–
1920	8	#3,918
1915	8	#3,396
1910	5	#2,744
1905	6	#1,900
1900	–	–
1895	–	–
1890	–	–
1885	–	–
1880	–	–

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Svea, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Svea?

The median living Svea is about 10 years old. Half of all living Sveas are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Svea are alive today?

An estimated 800 people named Svea are alive in the United States, based on 967 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

How popular is the name Svea in 2025?

Svea ranked #4,447 among girls' names in the United States in 2025, with 32 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Svea?

967 babies have been named Svea in the United States since 1892, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Svea most popular?

Svea peaked in 2022, when 47 newborns received the name.

Is Svea a boy or girl name?

Svea is overwhelmingly a girl's name: 100% of babies with the name.

Is the name Svea rising or falling?

Svea is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Svea become more popular?

Svea looks stable. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 32 girls named Svea in 2030, ranking outside the top 500. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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