Svetlana comes from the Slavic tradition, meaning Light, luminous, shining.
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How popular is Svetlana?
2007peak year
Svetlana first appears in the U.S. registration record in 1967. Its popularity climbed over the following decades. In 2007, 51 babies received the name (ranked #3327). Today it sits well outside the top 1,000 (around #5528), with roughly 24 babies named Svetlana each year. Svetlana's usage has held roughly steady recently. In total, around 909 babies have been registered with this name since 1880.
Year-by-year registrations1880–2024 · U.S. Social Security data
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