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Svea
OriginNordic
Meaning"spear"
About Svea
More Scandinavian names are making their way into English-speaking homes. If Sven and Freya are useable, why not Svea? With a similar sound to Ava, it is associated with Mother Svea, a national personification of Sweden.
Pronounced SVAY-uh.
As of October 2026, Svea ranked #4447 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #1360 in 1909.
Editor: Pamela Redmond
Sources: US popularity data is from the Social Security Administration. Meanings and origins are from Nameberry's name references.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #4,440 | 33 | 18.5 |
| 2015 | #4,707 | 30 | 16.8 |
| 2016 | #3,769 | 41 | 23.1 |
| 2017 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | #3,838 | 39 | 22.9 |
| 2019 | #3,604 | 43 | 25.6 |
| 2020 | #3,994 | 36 | 22.3 |
| 2021 | #4,160 | 35 | 21.3 |
| 2022 | #3,410 | 47 | 28.7 |
| 2023 | #3,518 | 45 | 28 |
| 2024 | #3,555 | 44 | 27.2 |
| 2025 | #4,447 | 32 | 19.9 |
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Famous Sveas
- Svea Ledin
founder of Sweden's first women's labour movement, grandmother of musician Tomas Ledin
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