Names / Boy names
Sven
Current rank
#3,645
holding steady
All-time peak
#1,113
in 1967
First recorded
1911
in U.S. data
Children named
2,500
since 1911
Popularity over time
Annual U.S. children given the name · Peak #1,113 in 1967 · Source: Social Security Administration
Meaning & background
A boys' name, Sven enters U.S. records in 1911. Its strongest year was 1967, at #1,113 nationally. It now sits outside the national top 1,000, which keeps it uncommon. Across all years, more than 2,500 children have been named this.