Sven
Sven was the 3645th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1113th; the most babies were born in 2015 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,352 places. More babies were named Sven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
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- Rank in 2025
- #3,645 boys, down 1,183 places since 2020
- Babies in 2025
- 31boys
- Girls and boys
- Almost always a boy’s name2021–2025
- Peak year
- 201558 babies
- Total since 1880
- 2,517babies recorded
Sven popularity since 1880
| Year | Rank (boys) | Babies (boys) |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,645 | 31 |
| 2020 | #2,462 | 53 |
| 2010 | #3,230 | 35 |
| 2000 | #3,063 | 29 |
| 1990 | #2,946 | 22 |
| 1980 | #2,157 | 25 |
| 1970 | #1,276 | 43 |
| 1960 | #1,546 | 28 |
| 1950 | #2,560 | 10 |
| 1940 | #3,886 | 5 |
| 1930 | #2,066 | 15 |
| 1920 | — | — |
| 1910 | — | — |
| 1900 | — | — |
| 1890 | — | — |
| 1880 | — | — |
How popular is Sven, counting every spelling?
Sven has no other common spelling that sounds the same.
How many kids will share the name Sven?
31 of the 3,606,400 babies born in the US in 2025 were named Sven (0.01 per 1,000 births). For a boy named Sven born in 2025, the chance that another child with the same name is in a class of 20 children the same age is under 1 in 50. If every grade liked the name as much as the 2025 babies do, only about one elementary school in 270 (of 430 pupils) would have a child named Sven.
Shares of all registered births (NCHS); classes assumed to be children born the same year. How we estimate this.
How old are people named Sven?
About 2,100 people born in the US named Sven are alive today, with a median age of 29; half are between 12 and 51. That makes Sven mostly worn by children and young adults. The wide spread shows a name popular in two different eras.
Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.
Sven by state
How common Sven was among boys born in each state in 2021–2025. In 47 states fewer than five boys a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.
Names with a similar history
These names rose and fell in step with Sven: their share of US boys followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Sven, they share its era and feel.
Questions about the name Sven
How popular is the name Sven?
Sven was the 3645th most popular name for boys in 2025, given to 31 babies. Its best year was 1967, when it ranked 1113th; the most babies were born in 2015 (58). Over the last ten years it has moved down 1,352 places. More babies were named Sven in the 2010s than in any other decade.
Is Sven a boy or girl name?
In 2021–2025, almost always a boy’s name given the name Sven in the US.
Where is Sven most popular?
In 2021–2025, Sven was most common in Minnesota (0.13 per 1,000 boys), followed by Washington and Ohio.