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Solveig

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Solveig: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

A Swedish pronunciation, as its file is labelled. Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Solveig: Recorded every year since 1945, it reached #11 in 1949, and it was still inside the top 100 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2021

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2021, ranging from #3795 to #5742.1996200820132021#3795#5742
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#3795
2008#5545
2013#5742
2021#5581

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2021: #40 among girls in Norway, #5581 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #14 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 1949 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #28 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in Norway in 1949.

Solveig's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2021England and Walesfemale#55813HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#57423HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#55453HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#37953HighVerified
2025Norwayfemale#28178HighVerified
2024Norwayfemale#37145HighVerified
2023Norwayfemale#40134HighVerified
2022Norwayfemale#40141HighVerified
2021Norwayfemale#40137HighVerified
2020Norwayfemale#44132HighVerified
2019Norwayfemale#54108HighVerified
2018Norwayfemale#53108HighVerified
2017Norwayfemale#6793HighVerified
2016Norwayfemale#7191HighVerified
2015Norwayfemale#9667HighVerified
2014Norwayfemale#7483HighVerified
2013Norwayfemale#8576HighVerified
2012Norwayfemale#65104HighVerified
2011Norwayfemale#63103HighVerified
2010Norwayfemale#61110HighVerified
2009Norwayfemale#9177HighVerified
2008Norwayfemale#63103HighVerified
2007Norwayfemale#7385HighVerified
2006Norwayfemale#65102HighVerified
2005Norwayfemale#7585HighVerified
2004Norwayfemale#7487HighVerified
2003Norwayfemale#7088HighVerified
2002Norwayfemale#8576HighVerified
2001Norwayfemale#7892HighVerified
2000Norwayfemale#72100HighVerified
1999Norwayfemale#67108HighVerified
1998Norwayfemale#60118HighVerified
1997Norwayfemale#66115HighVerified
1996Norwayfemale#82107HighVerified
1995Norwayfemale#63123HighVerified
1994Norwayfemale#79110HighVerified
1993Norwayfemale#68122HighVerified
1992Norwayfemale#8599HighVerified
1991Norwayfemale#8499HighVerified
1990Norwayfemale#9390HighVerified
1989Norwayfemale#9584HighVerified
1988Norwayfemale#10968HighVerified
1987Norwayfemale#9280HighVerified
1986Norwayfemale#8387HighVerified
1985Norwayfemale#8390HighVerified
1984Norwayfemale#74102HighVerified
1983Norwayfemale#9478HighVerified
1982Norwayfemale#8094HighVerified
1981Norwayfemale#60123HighVerified
1980Norwayfemale#7697HighVerified
1979Norwayfemale#71107HighVerified
1978Norwayfemale#68112HighVerified
1977Norwayfemale#72106HighVerified
1976Norwayfemale#75106HighVerified
1975Norwayfemale#68117HighVerified
1974Norwayfemale#7889HighVerified
1973Norwayfemale#8095HighVerified
1972Norwayfemale#70113HighVerified
1971Norwayfemale#66125HighVerified
1970Norwayfemale#73110HighVerified
1969Norwayfemale#68135HighVerified
1968Norwayfemale#65139HighVerified
1967Norwayfemale#59153HighVerified
1966Norwayfemale#47193HighVerified
1965Norwayfemale#58162HighVerified
1964Norwayfemale#42208HighVerified
1963Norwayfemale#54177HighVerified
1962Norwayfemale#55174HighVerified
1961Norwayfemale#46208HighVerified
1960Norwayfemale#51180HighVerified
1959Norwayfemale#39227HighVerified
1958Norwayfemale#39234HighVerified
1957Norwayfemale#38245HighVerified
1956Norwayfemale#34267HighVerified
1955Norwayfemale#30271HighVerified
1954Norwayfemale#25297HighVerified
1953Norwayfemale#24297HighVerified
1952Norwayfemale#29275HighVerified
1951Norwayfemale#16344HighVerified
1950Norwayfemale#14386HighVerified
1949Norwayfemale#11429HighVerified
1948Norwayfemale#13439HighVerified
1947Norwayfemale#12472HighVerified
1946Norwayfemale#14496HighVerified
1945Norwayfemale#14479HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Solveig is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Solveig, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

NorwayNorway: recorded in 1945Norway: recorded in 1946Norway: recorded in 1947Norway: recorded in 1948Norway: recorded in 1949Norway: recorded in 1950Norway: recorded in 1951Norway: recorded in 1952Norway: recorded in 1953Norway: recorded in 1954Norway: recorded in 1955Norway: recorded in 1956Norway: recorded in 1957Norway: recorded in 1958Norway: recorded in 1959Norway: recorded in 1960Norway: recorded in 1961Norway: recorded in 1962Norway: recorded in 1963Norway: recorded in 1964Norway: recorded in 1965Norway: recorded in 1966Norway: recorded in 1967Norway: recorded in 1968Norway: recorded in 1969Norway: recorded in 1970Norway: recorded in 1971Norway: recorded in 1972Norway: recorded in 1973Norway: recorded in 1974Norway: recorded in 1975Norway: recorded in 1976Norway: recorded in 1977Norway: recorded in 1978Norway: recorded in 1979Norway: recorded in 1980Norway: recorded in 1981Norway: recorded in 1982Norway: recorded in 1983Norway: recorded in 1984Norway: recorded in 1985Norway: recorded in 1986Norway: recorded in 1987Norway: recorded in 1988Norway: recorded in 1989Norway: recorded in 1990Norway: recorded in 1991Norway: recorded in 1992Norway: recorded in 1993Norway: recorded in 1994Norway: recorded in 1995Norway: recorded in 1996Norway: recorded in 1997Norway: recorded in 1998Norway: recorded in 1999Norway: recorded in 2000Norway: recorded in 2001Norway: recorded in 2002Norway: recorded in 2003Norway: recorded in 2004Norway: recorded in 2005Norway: recorded in 2006Norway: recorded in 2007Norway: recorded in 2008Norway: recorded in 2009Norway: recorded in 2010Norway: recorded in 2011Norway: recorded in 2012Norway: recorded in 2013Norway: recorded in 2014Norway: recorded in 2015Norway: recorded in 2016Norway: recorded in 2017Norway: recorded in 2018Norway: recorded in 2019Norway: recorded in 2020Norway: recorded in 2021Norway: recorded in 2022Norway: recorded in 2023Norway: recorded in 2024Norway: recorded in 2025Norway: highest position in 1949England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 2008England and Wales: recorded in 2013England and Wales: recorded in 2021England and Wales: highest position in 199619452025
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#11 in 1949
England and Wales1996–20214#3795 in 1996

Its high point came 47 years earlier in Norway (1949) than in England and Wales (1996).

Names measured beside itNeighbours, comparisons, related names and shared trajectories

What is known about Solveig

How to read this
How often it is registered
Official record
2 official registrars, 1945–2025.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Reported
A recorded pronunciation is available.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #11 in Norway in 1949. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.