US rank #3508 Girls' name Peak 2022 935 births

Svea — #3508 US girls' name

935 babies named Svea in U.S. Social Security records since 1892, with the highest year being 2022. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1890s111900s331910s1091920s251970s71990s372000s1812010s3252020s207
#3508
of 17,661 girls in use

More common than 80% of names given to girls today.

2010s
Peak decade

35% of everyone ever named Svea was born in this single decade.

2022
Single peak year

47 babies were named Svea in 2022 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Svea

The Social Security Administration has registered 935 babies named Svea between 1892 and 2024, spanning 133 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Svea currently holds the #3508 rank among girls for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2022, when 47 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Svea performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 325 births during that ten-year window. Across the 9 decades of recorded activity, Svea shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Minnesota, which accounts for 118 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by California and Washington. In total, SSA state-level files list Svea in 8 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Svea 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 935 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.

Svea at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

935

Since 1892

133 years of records

Peak year

2022

47 births that year

Strongest decade: 2010s

Current rank

#3,508

Among girls

As of 2024

Active since

1892

Recorded for 133 years

Last year on file: 2024

Svea popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1892

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2022)
47
Annual births at peak — across 133 years of records
01020304050 202420172010200319961919191219021892 5

Svea by decade

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

Peak: 2010s
Peak decade
2010s
325 births that decade — 35% of Svea's all-time total
1890s111900s331910s1091920s251970s71990s372000s1812010s3252020s207

Svea by state

Where Svea concentrates geographically — total births since 1892

Geographically diffuse
Top 8 states by recorded births for the name Svea
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Minnesota
118 12.6%
#2 California
15 1.6%
#3 Washington
12 1.3%
#4 New York
6 0.6%
#5 Colorado
5 0.5%
#6 Florida
5 0.5%
#7 Illinois
5 0.5%
#8 Massachusetts
5 0.5%
Minnesota share of Svea's total US births 12.6%
Even split

118 of 935 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Svea?
935 babies have been named Svea since 1892. It currently ranks #3508 among girls. The peak year was 2022 with 47 births.
When was Svea most popular?
Svea was most popular in the 2010s decade with 325 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Where is Svea most popular?
The top states for the name Svea are Minnesota (118 births), California (15 births), Washington (12 births).
How long has the name Svea been used?
Svea has been recorded in Social Security data since 1892, spanning 133 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Svea?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Svetlana, Sveya, Sveva. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

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, 1892–2024 (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.