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Sviatlana Sviatlana — Meaning, Origin & Baby Name Popularity

/ svyaht-LAH-nah /
Gender
Girl
Origin
Other
Meaning
"Light (Belarusian + Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya opposition leader)"
Syllables
3
Rank · US 2025
№ 0
First recorded
Medieval (Belarusian)

A name that means "light (belarusian + sviatlana tsikhanouskaya opposition leader)".

Sviatlana is from the Belarusian Святлана (Sviatlana) — Belarusian rendition of Svetlana — from Slavic svet (light, world, sacred). A modern American baby name in the broader Belarusian-Slavic heritage aesthetic. Sviatlana is one of the foundational Belarusian feminine names — central to traditional Belarusian Orthodox + Indigenous Slavic heritage. Notable bearer: Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (born 1982) — foundational Belarusian opposition leader + foundational candidate in foundational 2020 Belarusian presidential election + foundational figure in foundational Belarusian democratic protests + foundational Coordination Council of Belarus leader + foundational European Parliament Sakharov Prize 2020 winner + foundational subject of foundational 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nomination + foundational global symbol of foundational post-Soviet democratic resistance. Foundational Belarusian feminine name reflecting Belarusian post-2020 cultural identity + foundational democratic-opposition heritage.

Featured throughout Belarusian heritage.

Light (Belarusian-Slavic). Foundational Belarusian-Slavic feminine + Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya foundational Belarusian opposition leader + foundational candidate in 2020 Belarusian presidential election + foundational Belarusian democratic protests + foundational Coordination Council of Belarus leader + foundational European Parliament Sakharov Prize 2020 + foundational 2022 Nobel Peace Prize nomination + foundational global symbol of post-Soviet democratic resistance.

The name in its native script.

Святлана
Transliteration
Sviatlana
Pronunciation
/ svjɑːtˈlɑː.nə /
Root
Grammatical form

Where Sviatlana stands.

Current rank · 2025
№ 0 in the U.S.
All-time peak
№ 0 in 0
Babies named Sviatlana · last year
88 in the U.S.
First entered SSA top-1000
0
Rank, 1995–2025 Lower = more popular
№25 №75 №150 №250 1995 2005 2015 2020 2025 PEAK · — NOW · —

Sviatlanas before her.

Real people
Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya
Belarusian opposition leader + 2020 election candidate + Sakharov Prize 2020 + Nobel Peace Prize nominee 2022.
born 1982
In fiction
Sviatlana
Belarusian light.

Names connected to Sviatlana.

The number behind Sviatlana.

8

The Authority

Sviatlana reduces to eight.

Why families chose this name.

"Belarusian light. Nine letters. Sviatlana."
Volha · Mother of one · Minsk