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Sveva

Girl · Italian

Sveva

Say it: ZVEH-vah

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Meaning

From Italian sveva 'Swabian woman', recalling the Swabian (Hohenstaufen) dynasty.

Likelythe main view, with some doubt.

Its wave through time

Rare in the records

In the United States

012318801900192019401960198020002020Peak 2005per million babies of that sex
  • 5 babies given this name since 2005
  • At its height in 2005, about 1 in 369,400 girls
  • Fewer than 5 babies a year in 2020

Through the ages

  1. The Modern Age1880 to today

Used by

Italian

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Where this comes from

  • National birth statistics of European countries source
  • United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source

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