Severina
Severina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Roman.
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Ancient Roman
Meaning & Origin of Severina
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Severina is a name with multiple cultural origins: Italian, Portuguese, Ancient Roman.
Origin data from Behind the Name .
Cultural Origins (via Behind the Name)
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Ancient Roman
The Story of Severina
Severina first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a baby girl name in 1912, with 6 babies given the name that year. The name hit its high-water mark in 1921: 9 births, good for #3,400 nationwide. About 32% of every Severina on record arrived during the 1910s, its defining decade. Severina last appeared in the published SSA data in 2022, with 5 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 104 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1910s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Severina
Severina is a girl baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1912 and has accumulated 104 births in the dataset. Severina's peak popularity came in 1921 when it ranked #3,400. Use the chart and map above to compare Severina's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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