Name Legacy

Svetlana

Recorded 1967–2025 · United States

Svetlana was most popular in 2007, when 51 American babies were given the name — ranking #5,661 that year. In 2025 it ranked #10,985, with 18 births. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 928 people named Svetlana.

Most popular in2007
Rank that year#5,661
Births that year51
Total since 1880928
Given to100% girls

Svetlana over time

18802025
Births per year. The dot marks Svetlana’s peak in 2007. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Svetlana a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Svetlana is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 928 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys. In births since 2016 it is 100% girls and 0% boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Where Svetlana is most concentrated

How much more common the name is in each state than across the country as a whole.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org