Sovereign
- Gender
- Unisex
- Say it
- SAHV-rin
- Origin
- English
- US rank, 2025
- #6,545 for girls
Unisex
Sovereign is a name of English origin, meaning “supreme ruler”. In 2025 it ranked 6,545th for girls in the US (17 babies).
What does Sovereign mean?
English: the English word, from Old French soverain
“supreme ruler”
From the word for a monarch; the sovereign is also a British gold coin first struck under Henry VII.
Is Sovereign a girl's or a boy's name?
In recent years, Sovereign has been given to both girls and boys. In 2025, it was given to 17 girls and 11 boys in the US.
How popular is Sovereign in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #6,545among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 17about 1 in 95,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 53% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 17 girls in the US were named Sovereign, making it the 6,545th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,625th. Its busiest year was 2023, with 21 girls. It first appears in the records in 2009. 11 boys were also named Sovereign in 2025 (7,190th for boys).
Half of all the girls named Sovereign in the US since 1880 were born between 2019 and 2023, the years shaded on the chart below.
In 2024, 49% of the babies named Sovereign in the US were girls.
Sovereign in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 17 | #6,545 |
| 2024 | 17 | #6,639 |
| 2023 | 21 | #5,747 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 20 | #5,951 |
| 2020 | 17 | #6,625 |
| 2019 | 13 | #8,134 |
| 2018 | 6 | #13,788 |
| 2017 | 7 | #12,709 |
| 2016 | 7 | #12,871 |
| 2015 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 6 | #14,577 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 5 | #16,985 |
| 2009 | 5 | #17,288 |
Names like Sovereign
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Sevyn Palmer Marigold Reign Sawyer Oaklynn Collins Briar Saylor Sutton Bristol Scottie
More English names
Lily Evelyn Hudson Ivy Harper Grace Violet Willow Daisy Poppy Riley Oakley Mason Cooper Ruby Hallie
Sources
Figures from Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Sovereign: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sovereign, updated 20 October 2026.