Girls' name · since 1909
Solveig
1,057 babies named Solveig in U.S. Social Security records since 1909, with the highest year being 2021. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #7,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1909
- 2010s
- peak decade
1,057 babies have been named Solveig since 1909, making it today's #6569 girls' name.
Social Security Administration records show Solveig recorded 1,057 times among girls since 1909, holding rank #6569 nationally today, ahead of 62% of girls, peaking in the 2010s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1909 to 2025.
- #7,222 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #6,569 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 1,057 born since 1909
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Solveig ranks #7,222 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #6,569 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 1,057 born since 1909, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,222 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #6,569 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,057
- born since 1909
- 2010s
- peak decade
Solveig's 1,057 recorded births place it above 90.01% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 4 jurisdictions, led by Minnesota.
How Solveig compares
1,057 Top 31% higher than 69% of 17,297 names currently given to girls
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked girls names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Solveig's all-time total is 181% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Solveig | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,057 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 21 | 19,840 |
Solveig's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Solveig splits its recorded history at 1966: 57% of all births land in the more recent half, 43% in the earlier half, an evenly balanced pattern over time. The single quietest year was 1909 (5 births) -- compare that against the 2021 peak of 33 for a sense of just how much the name's popularity has swung.
Solveig popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1909–2025
- Peak year (2021)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 117 years of records
Solveig by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (178 births, 17% of the file).
2010s was Solveig's strongest decade.
178 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 17% of all-time use.
Solveig births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 5
1900s
5 births
- 1910s
1910s
110 births
- 1920s
1920s
109 births
- 1930s
1930s
112 births
- 1940s 65
1940s
65 births
- 1950s 25
1950s
25 births
- 1960s 48
1960s
48 births
- 1970s 47
1970s
47 births
- 1980s 23
1980s
23 births
- 1990s 65
1990s
65 births
- 2000s
2000s
120 births
- 2010s
2010s
178 births
- 2020s
2020s
150 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 178 births (17% of all-time use).
How Solveig compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 girls names closest to Solveig's total volume
Solveig by state
Where Solveig concentrates geographically, total births since 1909
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 101 | 9.6% |
| #2 | New York | | 15 | 1.4% |
| #3 | North Dakota | | 5 | 0.5% |
| #4 | Washington | | 5 | 0.5% |
101 of 1,057 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.
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What to do with Solveig's data
- Solveig's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (178 total births) through the 2020s (150) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Solveigs (101 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Minnesota names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Solveig: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2021)
Similar record span (~116 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, 1909–2025 (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 Solveig 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.