Holding steady.
Popularity of Sevilla since 1892
Babies named Sevilla per year in U.S. Social Security records. Raw births topped out in 1915, but relative to how few babies were recorded back then, Sevilla's real moment was 1894.
Data table (by decade)
| Decade | Girls |
|---|---|
| 1890s | 33 |
| 1900s | 12 |
| 1910s | 42 |
| 1920s | 31 |
| 1930s | 5 |
| 1940s | 18 |
| 1950s | 5 |
| 1960s | 0 |
| 1970s | 0 |
| 1980s | 0 |
| 1990s | 5 |
| 2000s | 45 |
| 2010s | 46 |
| 2020s | 18 |
Meaning & origin
Sevilla is a rare locational given name drawn from the Spanish city of Seville. First recorded in U.S. birth data in 1892, it saw its peak usage in 1894 during a brief period of interest in place names. The name has remained stable but very infrequent ever since, never appearing in the Social Security Administration's top 1000 rankings. Its trajectory suggests it has never broken into mainstream popularity, instead persisting as a distinctive choice for families with ties to Spain or an appreciation for geographic names.
Sevilla is the Spanish name for the city of Seville in southern Spain. The city's name is thought to derive from the Phoenician 'sefela' meaning 'flat valley' or possibly from the Roman 'Hispalis'. As a given name, Sevilla appears to be a locational name, used especially in the late 19th and early 20th centuries in the United States. It has never been common, with peak usage in the 1890s.
Nicknames & variants
Variants: Seville
Sibling names for Sevilla
Names that share Sevilla's style, for a brother or sister.
