Sven
- Gender
- Boy
- Origin
- Scandinavian
- US rank, 2025
- #3,582 for boys
Sven is a boys' name of Scandinavian origin. In 2025 it ranked 3,582nd for boys in the US (31 babies).
What does Sven mean?
Scandinavian
A male given name from Swedish.
From Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Is Sven a girl's or a boy's name?
Sven is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 31 boys in the US. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Sven in the UK?
No boys in the UK were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 1998, with 11 boys.
Half of all the boys named Sven in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2014. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier boys aren't counted.
Sven in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 1 | #6,364 |
| 2020 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 3 | #4,913 |
| 2018 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 6 | #3,191 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 2 | #6,114 |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 4 | #4,147 |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 1 | #6,148 |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 3 | #4,486 |
| 2006 | 4 | #3,522 |
| 2005 | 6 | #2,545 |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 6 | #2,283 |
| 2002 | 3 | #3,325 |
| 2001 | 5 | #2,326 |
| 2000 | 4 | #2,612 |
| 1999 | 9 | #1,451 |
| 1998 | 11 | #1,259 |
| 1997 | 7 | #1,678 |
| 1996 | 5 | #2,094 |
How popular is Sven in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- 3,582nd among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 31 about 1 in 55,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Steady down 15% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 31 boys in the US were named Sven, making it the 3,582nd most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 2,436th. Its busiest year was 2015, with 58 boys. It first appears in the records in 1911.
2025 had fewer boys named Sven than any year since 2011.
Half of all the boys named Sven in the US since 1880 were born between 1967 and 2012, the years shaded on the chart below.
Sven in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 31 | #3,582 |
| 2024 | 51 | #2,595 |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,509 |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,615 |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,818 |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,436 |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,490 |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,471 |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,122 |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,160 |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,275 |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,315 |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,263 |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,228 |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,108 |
| 2010 | 35 | #3,180 |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,719 |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,342 |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,009 |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,382 |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,626 |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,883 |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,109 |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,255 |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,316 |
| 2000 | 29 | #2,987 |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,718 |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,391 |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,542 |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,672 |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,095 |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,680 |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,691 |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,741 |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,822 |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,859 |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,286 |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,141 |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,268 |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,915 |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,708 |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,436 |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,139 |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,773 |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,337 |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,110 |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,788 |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,068 |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,571 |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,176 |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,947 |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,790 |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,736 |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,771 |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,352 |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,260 |
| 1969 | 39 | #1,265 |
| 1968 | 30 | #1,427 |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,102 |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,612 |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,359 |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,509 |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,658 |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,402 |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,875 |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,522 |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,664 |
| 1958 | 17 | #1,952 |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,750 |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,796 |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,138 |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,886 |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,098 |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,512 |
| 1951 | 8 | #2,842 |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,437 |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,018 |
| 1948 | 5 | #3,665 |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,095 |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,523 |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,742 |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,108 |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,276 |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,559 |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,504 |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,458 |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,609 |
| 1938 | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,332 |
| 1936 | 7 | #2,853 |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,396 |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,121 |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,093 |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,360 |
| 1931 | 5 | #3,761 |
| 1930 | 15 | #1,964 |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,198 |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,048 |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,150 |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,137 |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,195 |
| 1924 | 10 | #2,821 |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,465 |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,250 |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,516 |
| 1920 | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #2,881 |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,187 |
| 1916 | 15 | #1,948 |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,309 |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,771 |
| 1913 | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,536 |
Names like Sven
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Ryan, Nathan, Owen, Sean, Luke, Dylan, Finn, Aaron, Adam, Ethan, Cameron, Benjamin
Names related to Sven
More Scandinavian names
Kaia, Jenson, Jensen, Maren, Gustavo, Anders, Stellan, Iverson, Kari, Kaja, Larson, Olsen, Nea, Ronya, Jensyn, Soley
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and 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, “Sven: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/sven, updated 20 October 2026.