Fun Facts About the Name Sevana
- 153 babies named Sevana: U.S. records list 153 babies given the name Sevana from 1880 through 2025.
What Does the Name Sevana Mean?
Sevana is a feminine name best explained through Sanskrit. It comes from sevana (सेवन), a noun formed on the root sev-, "to serve, attend, or honor." Its literal sense is service, attendance, or homage, and it is also used for worship or devotion, so the meaning usually given for the name is "service" or "worship." It is a different word from sīvana (सीवन), which means "sewing" or "suture" and differs in spelling and vowel.
The Armenian place name Sevan (Սևան), for the country's largest lake, is sometimes connected with the personal name. The lake's own name is older than any Armenian explanation of it and its derivation is not settled, so it does not provide a reliable meaning for the given name.
Sevana Name History & Origins
Sanskrit sevana is an old word. The shorter noun seva (सेवा), "service," appears across classical and devotional literature and remains a common word in Hindi and other South Asian languages, where it often refers to voluntary or devotional service. The personal name Sevana is used mainly in India and among South Asian communities, where it is understood in this sense of service or devotion.
The Armenian thread runs through Lake Sevan. The lake gave its name to Sevanavank, a monastery founded on its shore in the ninth century. A popular explanation derives Sevan from Armenian sev, "black," plus van, "monastery," but the lake was named long before that monastery existed, and the name is generally thought to come from an earlier, pre-Armenian source. Its exact origin is uncertain, and the "black monastery" reading is traditional rather than established.
How Popular is the Name Sevana?
Sevana has historically been an exceptionally rare given name in the United States, remaining well outside the national mainstream. It saw its highest recorded annual births in 2007. Its best rank was #8,450 in 2007.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #16,885 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2023 | #14,891 | 6 | 0.0004% |
| 2018 | #12,315 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 2014 | #18,800 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 2012 | #11,127 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 2011 | #16,459 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2009 | #16,940 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2008 | #11,465 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 2007 | #8,450 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2006 | #12,257 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2005 | #16,101 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 2004 | #12,555 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2003 | #13,584 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 2001 | #10,862 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 2000 | #10,589 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1998 | #16,124 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1997 | #13,416 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1996 | #10,364 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1995 | #10,327 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1992 | #11,465 | 7 | 0.0004% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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