Svea
Girl name · #4362 in 2025 · Uniqueness 81/100
Svea is currently the #4362 girl name in the United States — 32 babies received it in 2025. A decade ago it stood at #4584, so the name has been rising over the past ten years. Roughly one in every 56,250 girls born in 2025 was named Svea.
Babies named Svea per year, 1880–2025. Source: SSA.
The 133-year story
Svea first appears in the Social Security records in 1892, when 5 girls received the name. Its all-time peak is essentially right now: 2022, with 47 babies and a rank of #3365. Names at their peak can keep climbing — or be one trend cycle from the long slide that eventually hits most popular names. Following the curve matters more than today's snapshot: a name's position on its rise-peak-decline arc is the best predictor of how common it will feel in a kindergarten class five years from now.
Unlock the 5-year forecast and compare Svea against up to 5 other names.
Uniqueness: will there be another Svea in class?
Svea scores 81 out of 100 on our uniqueness scale, which blends current rarity with five-year momentum — putting it in the "rare" band. A high score means genuine rarity — your Svea will likely be the only one in the room, with the occasional spelling-out as the price.
Where Svea is most common
State-level data for Svea is sparse in 2025 — the name's footprint is too small for most states to report (the SSA suppresses counts under 5 per state for privacy).
Names like Svea
Statistically, parents drawn to Svea tend to be choosing among names with similar popularity arcs, era profiles, and sounds — the closest matches in our model are Saja, Sila, Syra, Elea, and Suraya.
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Rank history (last 25 years)
| Year | Babies named Svea | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 32 | #4352 |
| 2024 | 44 | #3516 |
| 2023 | 45 | #3476 |
| 2022 | 47 | #3365 |
| 2021 | 35 | #4090 |
| 2020 | 36 | #3915 |
| 2019 | 43 | #3552 |
| 2018 | 39 | #3789 |
| 2017 | 26 | #5045 |
| 2016 | 41 | #3707 |
| 2015 | 30 | #4584 |
| 2014 | 33 | #4350 |
| 2013 | 30 | #4645 |
| 2012 | 30 | #4707 |
| 2011 | 26 | #5207 |
| 2010 | 27 | #5108 |
| 2009 | 27 | #5226 |
| 2008 | 21 | #6350 |
| 2007 | 33 | #4475 |
| 2006 | 16 | #7482 |
| 2005 | 16 | #7138 |
| 2004 | 14 | #7828 |
| 2003 | 14 | #7580 |
| 2002 | 13 | #7816 |
| 2001 | 18 | #6067 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Svea a popular girl name?
Svea ranked #4362 among girls in 2025 with 32 babies given the name — outside the top 500, making it an uncommon pick. Ten years earlier it ranked #4584.
When was the name Svea most popular?
Svea peaked in 2022, when 47 American girls received the name (ranked #3365 that year). That peak is current — the name is at or near its all-time high right now.
How rare is the name Svea?
In 2025, roughly 1 in 56,250 newborn American girls was named Svea. It scores 81/100 on our uniqueness scale (rarity blended with momentum), which we classify as "rare".
Data source: U.S. Social Security Administration name statistics, 1880–2025, national and state files. Counts reflect Social Security card applications; names with fewer than 5 occurrences in a state-year are suppressed by the SSA.