Svara

A girls’ name of Sanskrit origin, meaning sound, tone, melody.

Babies a year
5
the US, 2017
Rarity
Very rare
among names in use
US popularity
—
outside the top 1000
UK popularity
—
outside the ONS list

Svara by the numbers

Svara was given to 5 American babies in 2017, the most recent full year we hold.

Its American peak was 9 babies in 2008, making it a 2000s name.

Spelled almost the same

Other names in the records within a letter or two of Svara. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.

  • Saraprincess; variant of Sarah427 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Swarasound, note, or tone in music86 in the US (2017)
  • Saaraprincess; variant of Sarah17 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Svanaswan6 in the US (2017)
  • Siara39 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Shara8 in the US (2017)

Other names that mean song or music

Like Svara, each of these has song or music in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.

  • Harperharp player10,735 in the US (2017)
  • Ariamelody, air; lioness7,160 in the US (2017)
  • Melodysong, music2,046 in the US (2017)
  • Carmensong; poem; possibly from mount carmel789 in the US (2017)
  • Lyralyre, a musical instrument643 in England and Wales (2025)
  • Calliopebeautiful voice; muse of epic poetry57 in England and Wales (2025)

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