Svara
- Gender
- Girl
- Say it
- SVAH-ra
- Origin
- Sanskrit
Svara is a girls' name of Sanskrit origin, meaning “sound, musical note”. Too few babies were given it in the latest year to rank.
What does Svara mean?
Sanskrit
“sound, musical note”
In Indian classical music the seven svaras are the notes of the scale: sa, re, ga, ma, pa, dha, ni.
Is Svara a girl's or a boy's name?
Svara is a girls' name.
How popular is Svara in the US?
No girls in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2008, with 9 girls. It first appears in the records in 2006.
Half of all the girls named Svara in the US since 1880 were born between 2010 and 2018, the years shaded on the chart below.
Svara in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #15,288 |
| 2023 | 7 | #12,192 |
| 2022 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 7 | #12,442 |
| 2018 | 9 | #10,540 |
| 2017 | 5 | #15,898 |
| 2016 | 6 | #14,326 |
| 2015 | 6 | #14,477 |
| 2014 | 7 | #13,063 |
| 2013 | 7 | #13,145 |
| 2012 | 8 | #12,193 |
| 2011 | 8 | #12,146 |
| 2010 | 8 | #12,270 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
| 2008 | 9 | #11,594 |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 5 | #17,163 |
Names like Svara
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Aadhya Prisha Viha Arya Saanvi Yashna Sanvi Aarya Adhara Dhriti Anvika Navya
Names related to Svara
More Sanskrit names
Maya Bodhi Lila Arjun Aarav Rohan Kali Aryan Opal Arjan Vihaan Avyaan Ishaan Siya Leena Shivansh
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Svara: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/svara, updated 20 October 2026.