Meaning and history
From an Old Norse name derived from the elements sól, meaning “sun,” and veig, meaning “strength.” It is also the name of the heroine in Henrik Ibsen’s 1876 play Peer Gynt.
20062006: 18 births, rank #6,840
2007: 14 births, rank #8,520
2008: 8 births, rank #12,579
2009: 11 births, rank #9,975
2010: 19 births, rank #6,641
20112011: 11 births, rank #9,723
2012: 12 births, rank #9,109
2013: 13 births, rank #8,580
2014: 20 births, rank #6,207
2015: 21 births, rank #6,036
20162016: 22 births, rank #5,796
2017: 19 births, rank #6,287
2018: 17 births, rank #6,792
2019: 24 births, rank #5,306
2020: 21 births, rank #5,667
20212021: 33 births, rank #4,245
2022: 32 births, rank #4,378
2023: 24 births, rank #5,248
2024: 23 births, rank #5,443
20252025: 17 births, rank #6,546
In 2025, 17 babies were recorded with the name Solveig, ranking #6,546 among girls.