Seva
A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning service.
Babies a year
6
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list
Seva by the numbers
Seva was given to 6 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
Its American peak was 10 babies in 2015, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Seva. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Senahospitable or welcoming; a form of Xenia14 in England and Wales (2025)
- Selarock or stone; biblical musical term27 in the US (2017)
- Seraserenity; a form of Seraphina10 in England and Wales (2025)
- Sebaseven; also variant of Sheba12 in the US (2017)
- Semasky or celestial11 in the US (2017)
- Savamoving flowing water; a form of Sava7 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean a helper
Like Seva, each of these has a helper in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Ezrahelp, helper1,300 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alexisdefender, helper2,847 in the US (2017)
- Alexdefender, helper; short form of Alexander or Alexis2,766 in the US (2017)
- Paigeyoung servant or attendant1,695 in the US (2017)
- Codyhelpful; descendant of Ó Cuidighthigh504 in England and Wales (2025)
- Opheliahelp, benefit578 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Seva
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