US rank #5431 Girls' name Peak 2021 1,040 births

Solveig — #5431 US girls' name

1,040 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.

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#5431
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 69% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

17% of everyone ever named Solveig was born in this single decade.

2021
Single peak year

33 babies were named Solveig in 2021 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Solveig

The Social Security Administration has registered 1,040 babies named Solveig between 1909 and 2024, spanning 116 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Solveig currently holds the #5431 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2021, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Solveig performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 178 births during that ten-year window. Across the 13 decades of recorded activity, Solveig shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 101 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by New York and North Dakota. In total, SSA state-level files list Solveig in 4 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Solveig in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 1,040 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Solveig at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

1,040

Since 1909

116 years of records

Peak year

2021

33 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#5,431

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1909

Recorded for 116 years

Last year on file: 2024

Solveig popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1909

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2021)
33
Annual births at peak — across 116 years of records
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Solveig by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
178 births that decade — 17% of Solveig's all-time total
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Solveig by state

Where Solveig concentrates geographically — total births since 1909

Geographically diffuse
Top 4 states by recorded births for the name Solveig
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
101 9.7%
#2 New York
15 1.4%
#3 North Dakota
5 0.5%
#4 Washington
5 0.5%
Minnesota share of Solveig's total US births 9.7%
Even split

101 of 1,040 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 4 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Solveig?
1,040 babies have been named Solveig since 1909. It currently ranks #5431 among girls. The peak year was 2021 with 33 births.
When was Solveig most popular?
Solveig was most popular in the 2010s decade with 178 total births. The single peak year was 2021.
Where is Solveig most popular?
The top states for the name Solveig are Minnesota (101 births), New York (15 births), North Dakota (5 births).
How long has the name Solveig been used?
Solveig has been recorded in Social Security data since 1909, spanning 116 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Solveig?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Soleil, Soledad, Sol, Solana, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1909–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.