Girls' name · since 1898
Severa
Since 1898, U.S. Social Security records show 477 babies named Severa, peaking in 1927. See the year-by-year trend, decade totals, and state rankings below, sourced from federal birth data.
- #12,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
477 girls have been named Severa since 1898, though it isn't currently a top-ranked name.
Severa has 477 recorded births among girls since 1898, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, though it falls outside today's most-used girls names, busiest in the 1920s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1898 to 2017.
- #12,214 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- 477 born since 1898
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Severa ranks #12,214 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 477 born since 1898, peaking in the 1920s.
- #12,214 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- 477
- born since 1898
- 1920s
- peak decade
Severa's 477 recorded births place it above 83.11% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
Severa's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Severa's full recorded timeline at 1932, 44% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 56% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 1899, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1927 peak of 20 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Severa popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1898–2017
- Peak year (1927)
- 20
- Annual births at peak, across 120 years of records
Severa by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (129 births, 27% of the file).
1920s was Severa's strongest decade.
129 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 27% of all-time use.
Severa births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 38
1900s
38 births
- 1910s
1910s
66 births
- 1920s
1920s
129 births
- 1930s
1930s
104 births
- 1940s 42
1940s
42 births
- 1950s 44
1950s
44 births
- 1970s 13
1970s
13 births
- 1980s 10
1980s
10 births
- 1990s 5
1990s
5 births
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s 10
2010s
10 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 129 births (27% of all-time use).
Severa by state
Where Severa concentrates geographically, total births since 1898
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 198 | 41.5% |
198 of 477 births nationwide.
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What to do with Severa's data
- Severa's decade-level peak was the 1920s (129 total births); usage has since declined to 10 in the 2010s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Severas (198 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar number of total births
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Severa: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1927)
Similar record span (~119 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1898–2017 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Severa draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.