The baby name Sevda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SEV-dah (Turkish IPA: /sevˈda/).
Sevda is Turkish in Origin.
The baby name Sevda is a Female name , 2 syllables long and is pronounced SEV-dah (Turkish IPA: /sevˈda/).
Sevda is Turkish in Origin.
Sevda is a feminine given name widespread in Turkey, Azerbaijan, and the Balkans. It stems from Ottoman Turkish sevdâ, ultimately from Arabic sawdā’ (“black bile”), whose meaning shifted in literature from “melancholic longing” to “ardent, passionate love.” This evolution and a folk connection with the Turkish verb sevmek (“to love”) give Sevda the modern sense of “deep love,” “ardor,” or “yearning”.
As a personal name, Sevda appears from late Ottoman times and gained steady popularity in the 20th century, bolstered by love poetry and folk music; its cultural echo survives in Bosnian sevdah and sevdalinka songs of longing. The name remains familiar yet classic in contemporary Turkey and diasporic communities. Variants and regional forms include Sevde (Turkish), Sevdije/Sevdija (Albanian/Bosniak), and Севда (Bulgarian/Macedonian spelling); related terms include sevdah as a poetic synonym for passionate love.
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AZ | Girls | 0 | #8 | 190 | 1,051 |
| AZ | 0 | #25 | 19 | 706 | |
| TM | Girls | 0 | #31 | 5 | 574 |
| GE | 0 | #43 | 2 | 997 | |
| LU | 0 | #66 | 1 | 2,830 | |
| BG | Girls | 0 | #72 | 210 | 3,559 |
| AF | 0 | #76 | 1 | 1,883 | |
| BG | 0 | #79 | 4 | 1,799 | |
| RS | 0 | #84 | 1 | 923 | |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #89 | 6 | 2,402 |
| KZ | 0 | #91 | 4 | 1,452 | |
| GE | Girls | 0 | #101 | 8 | 1,564 |
| GE | Boys | 0 | #110 | 1 | 2,055 |
| TR | 0 | #110 | 22,223 | 19,440 | |
| OM | 0 | #121 | 1 | 6,215 | |
| CY | Girls | 0 | #123 | 3 | 3,755 |
| AZ | Boys | 0 | #130 | 2 | 1,400 |
| GR | 0 | #131 | 5 | 3,911 | |
| IQ | 0 | #133 | 1 | 3,533 | |
| RS | Girls | 0 | #133 | 5 | 1,651 |
| EE | Girls | 0 | #140 | 3 | 1,888 |
| CR | 0 | #165 | 1 | 5,526 | |
| SI | Girls | 0 | #173 | 5 | 2,769 |
| Sweden | Girls | 2022 | #178 | 2 | 1,568 |
| CZ | 0 | #186 | 1 | 3,154 | |
| AE | 0 | #187 | 1 | 10,220 | |
| RU | 0 | #192 | 3 | 3,641 | |
| LT | Girls | 0 | #200 | 1 | 1,904 |
| DK | 0 | #204 | 3 | 5,198 | |
| SI | Boys | 0 | #211 | 1 | 3,402 |
| BG | Boys | 0 | #219 | 2 | 3,850 |
| HU | Girls | 0 | #222 | 4 | 3,308 |
| GR | Girls | 0 | #223 | 20 | 6,293 |
| IR | 0 | #228 | 4 | 4,221 | |
| JP | Girls | 0 | #251 | 1 | 6,592 |
| KZ | Girls | 0 | #265 | 56 | 5,862 |
| GR | Boys | 0 | #272 | 2 | 6,912 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #274 | 1 | 3,535 |
| DK | Girls | 0 | #283 | 34 | 7,429 |
| Canada | Girls | 2002 | #285 | 6 | 2,440 |
| Austria | Girls | 0 | #289 | 136 | 1,885 |
| TW | Girls | 0 | #289 | 1 | 8,139 |
| HR | Girls | 0 | #294 | 1 | 3,687 |
| KZ | Boys | 0 | #296 | 1 | 6,578 |
| IR | Girls | 0 | #309 | 249 | 8,334 |
| SA | 0 | #309 | 4 | 10,560 | |
| RU | Girls | 0 | #331 | 180 | 11,913 |
| IQ | Girls | 0 | #342 | 171 | 11,303 |
| QA | Girls | 0 | #343 | 1 | 15,378 |
| CZ | Girls | 0 | #346 | 6 | 5,378 |
| SD | Girls | 0 | #358 | 1 | 7,678 |
| PL | Girls | 0 | #360 | 5 | 5,096 |
| Germany | Girls | 0 | #364 | 701 | 4,949 |
| NL | 0 | #372 | 20 | 2,481 | |
| Finland | Girls | 0 | #382 | 10 | 1,368 |
| Germany | 0 | #383 | 55 | 2,542 | |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| France | Girls | 2021 | #402 | 4 | 3,185 |
| EG | 0 | #412 | 1 | 6,387 | |
| OM | Girls | 0 | #424 | 1 | 15,987 |
| SD | Boys | 0 | #465 | 2 | 10,523 |
| PS | Girls | 0 | #505 | 19 | 10,981 |
| RU | Boys | 0 | #523 | 4 | 12,621 |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #558 | 4 | 19,177 |
| IR | Boys | 0 | #559 | 7 | 10,162 |
| LY | 0 | #559 | 1 | 12,703 | |
| CR | Girls | 0 | #573 | 1 | 11,342 |
| CM | Boys | 0 | #574 | 2 | 12,054 |
| BH | 0 | #586 | 2 | 17,937 | |
| AE | Girls | 0 | #590 | 8 | 20,968 |
| IL | Girls | 0 | #598 | 20 | 11,648 |
| IQ | Boys | 0 | #629 | 39 | 13,071 |
| NL | Girls | 0 | #639 | 327 | 5,933 |
| LB | 0 | #689 | 2 | 13,263 | |
| SY | 0 | #716 | 13 | 11,684 | |
| Finland | Girls | 2026 | #722 | 17 | 3,895 |
| TN | 0 | #865 | 1 | 13,765 | |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #902 | 34 | 25,931 |
| United States | Girls | 2024 | #909 | 8 | 8,487 |
| CL | Girls | 0 | #914 | 2 | 14,098 |
| Germany | Boys | 0 | #939 | 14 | 5,697 |
| NL | Boys | 0 | #942 | 10 | 5,873 |
| Spain | Girls | 0 | #967 | 17 | 5,561 |
| EG | Girls | 0 | #1,007 | 3 | 14,742 |
| PE | Girls | 0 | #1,009 | 2 | 14,861 |
| DZ | 0 | #1,060 | 117 | 20,130 | |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,142 | 2 | 22,615 |
| MA | 0 | #1,198 | 2 | 20,986 | |
| IT | Girls | 0 | #1,394 | 53 | 9,415 |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,685 | 7 | 28,008 |
Sevda is popular in 55 countries — most recent births per country:
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