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Svea

100% girls · 32 born in 2025

Svea has been given to about 967 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2022, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 789
Median age today11 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Svea per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year2022 · 47
  • Born in 202532
  • All time967

How popular is Svea?

Its best year was 2022, when 47 babies were given the name, ranking 3410th. The typical living American called Svea is about 11 years old today. It is relatively most common in Minnesota, where it accounts for 0.01% of births.

Names that sound like Svea

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Shea0.81
  2. Stella0.62
  3. Lea0.62
  4. Rhea0.62
  5. Thea0.62
  6. Brea0.62
  7. Siena0.59
  8. Sierra0.57

Middle names for Svea

Ranked by flow score
  1. Svea Noelle0.83
  2. Svea Belle0.83
  3. Svea Josephine0.80
  4. Svea Violet0.79
  5. Svea Della0.79
  6. Svea Catherine0.77

Sibling names for Svea

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Bryerbrother · 0.89
  2. Jahmirbrother · 0.89
  3. Hazielbrother · 0.89
  4. Ayaneither · 0.88
  5. Maisysister · 0.88
  6. Keziahsister · 0.88

Where Svea is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state
  1. Minnesota0.01%

With a common surname

Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
  1. Svea Wilson0.75
  2. Svea Williams0.75
  3. Svea Turner0.75
  4. Svea Torres0.75
  5. Svea Thompson0.75
  6. Svea Thomas0.75

How to read these numbers

Every score on this page is explained
  1. Phonetic similarity0–1
  2. Middle-name flow0–1
  3. Sibling fit0–1
  4. Living population estimatemethod
  5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

Sources for Svea

Every figure on this page is public record
  1. United States1880–2025
  2. England & Wales1996–2025
  3. Scotland1974–2020
  4. France1900–2025

Svea across America

Share of 2025 births in each state. Darker means more common.
ME
WA
VT
NH
MT
ND
MN
WI
MI
NY
MA
OR
ID
SD
IA
IL
IN
OH
PA
NJ
CT
RI
NV
WY
NE
MO
KY
WV
VA
MD
DE
CA
UT
CO
KS
AR
TN
NC
DC
AZ
NM
OK
LA
MS
AL
SC
AK
TX
GA
FL
HI
raremost common

Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.