Girls' name · since 1892
Svea
967 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.
- #7,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
967 babies have been named Svea since 1892, making it today's #4362 girls' name.
Svea has 967 recorded births among girls since 1892, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #4362 as of the latest data, more common than 75% of girls, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1892 to 2025.
- #7,690 of 72,339 all-time among girls
- #4,362 of 17,297 2025 SSA year
- 967 born since 1892
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Svea ranks #7,690 of 72,339 girls' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #4,362 of 17,297 among girls' names in 2025. 967 born since 1892, peaking in the 2010s.
- #7,690 of 72,339
- all-time among girls
- #4,362 of 17,297
- 2025 SSA year
- 967
- born since 1892
- 2010s
- peak decade
Svea's 967 recorded births place it above 89.36% of the 72,339 girls names in the full SSA archive.
8 jurisdictions carry state-level records, led by Minnesota.
How Svea compares
967 Top 33% higher than 67% 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
Svea's all-time total is 157% above the median girls name, and Olivia still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Svea | Median girls name (Kyann) | #1 girls name (Olivia) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 967 | 376 | 567,345 |
| Peak-year births | 47 | 21 | 19,840 |
Svea's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Svea's SSA record in two at 1999 and the more recent half accounts for 78% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 22%, consistent with a name still gaining ground rather than fading. Its calmest year was 1892, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 2022 peak of 47, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Svea popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1892–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 47
- Annual births at peak, across 134 years of records
Svea by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (325 births, 34% of the file).
2010s was Svea's strongest decade.
325 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 34% of all-time use.
Svea births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1890s 11
1890s
11 births
- 1900s 33
1900s
33 births
- 1910s 109
1910s
109 births
- 1920s 25
1920s
25 births
- 1970s 7
1970s
7 births
- 1990s 37
1990s
37 births
- 2000s
2000s
181 births
- 2010s
2010s
325 births
- 2020s
2020s
239 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 325 births (34% of all-time use).
How Svea 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 Svea's total volume
Svea by state
Where Svea concentrates geographically, total births since 1892
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Minnesota | | 123 | 12.7% |
| #2 | California | | 15 | 1.6% |
| #3 | Washington | | 12 | 1.2% |
| #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% |
123 of 967 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 8 reporting states.
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- Svea's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (325 total births) through the 2020s (239) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Minnesota records the most Sveas (123 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 Svea: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2022)
Similar record span (~133 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, 1892–2025 (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 Svea 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.