Sevda
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- sev-DAH
- Origin
- Arabic
Sevda is a girls' name of Arabic origin, meaning “passionate love”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Sevda mean?
Arabic: Turkish sevda, from Arabic sawda
“passionate love”
Turkish word for deep love or passion, used as a girl's name in Turkey and Azerbaijan.
Is Sevda a girl's or a boy's name?
Sevda is a girls' name.
How popular is Sevda in the UK?
No girls in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2022, with 5 girls.
Sevda in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,907 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 5 | #4,168 |
| 2021 | 4 | #4,864 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 4 | #4,914 |
| 2017 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 3 | #6,009 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 4 | #4,953 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 3 | #3,991 |
Names like Sevda
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Dua, Rosa, Croia, Alora, Aria, Esme, Flora, Pippa, Maria, Ariana, Cora, Amara
More Arabic names
Muhammad, Layla, Mohammed, Lyla, Mohammad, Zara, Aaliyah, Amir, Amira, Fatima, Ali, Yahya, Zayn, Aisha, Omar, Zahra
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland) and Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sevda: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sevda, updated 20 October 2026.