Sven
Sven is outside the top 1,000 in 2024, with 51 births. It has never entered the top 1,000.
- Rank in 2024
- —outside the top 1,000
- Births in 2024
- 510.00% of boys
- Peak year
- 201558 births
- Best rank
- —never in the top 1,000
- Since 1911
- 2,484people given the name
The story in the numbers
2,484 boys have been named Sven in the United States since 1911, according to Social Security records. The busiest single year was 2015, with 58 births.
It has never been more used than now: its record year is 2015, within the last few years of data.
Half of everyone given the name was born by 1988, and the 2010s alone account for 17%.
By decade
| Decade | boys named Sven | |
|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 67 | |
| 1920s | 81 | |
| 1930s | 85 | |
| 1940s | 63 | |
| 1950s | 143 | |
| 1960s | 296 | |
| 1970s | 293 | |
| 1980s | 254 | |
| 1990s | 261 | |
| 2000s | 272 | |
| 2010s | 417 | |
| 2020s | 252 |
In 2015, its biggest year
Sven was outside the top 1,000 that year. The top five boys’ names of 2015 were Noah, Liam, Mason, Jacob and William. See all of 2015.
Names that rose and fell with Sven
Same sex, most similar popularity curve over 145 years, in five-year steps — the shape of the line, not the size.
- Augustopeak 2024
- Joachimpeak 2006
- Thorpeak 2015
- Ninopeak 1998
- Leifpeak 2022
- Renatopeak 2010
- Barronpeak 2024
- Clancypeak 2024
What this page does not tell you. The Social Security data records how many babies were given a name, not what the name means or where it comes from — so neither do we. Counts cover people with a Social Security number; names given to fewer than five babies in a year are withheld. More on the data.