Sven

Primarily a boy's name · 100% boys

Meaning

Sven is a Scandinavian masculine first name. In Old Norse the meaning was "young man" or "servant" and the original Old Norse spelling was sveinn. Variants such as Svend are found in Danish and Norwegian.

From Wikipedia

Sven first appears in the data in 1911 and has been recorded in 109 different years as a boy's name. Its single biggest year was 2015 with 58 babies (rank #2,293 that year). In 2024 it was given to 51 boys (rank #2,620). Its popularity has been fairly steady recently.

Numerology of Sven

In Pythagorean numerology, every letter has a value from 1 to 9. Adding the letters of Sven yields these three numbers — a playful read on the name's character.

6Destiny numberThe carerNurturing, responsible, family at the centre.Sum of every letter. The overall character a name carries.
5Soul urgeThe free spiritCurious, restless, energised by change.Sum of the vowels — what's said to drive the heart.
1PersonalityThe leaderIndependent, pioneering, drawn to going first.Sum of the consonants — the outer impression.

2,484

Total babies (all years)

109

Years in the data

Peak in a single year

Popularity Over Time — Boys

Also a character in

In Frozen: Sven — Kristoff's reindeer

Famous people named Sven

Sven Hedingeopolitical analyst · b. 1865
Sven Benderassociation football player · b. 1989
Sven Ulreichassociation football player · b. 1988
Sven Kramerspeed skater · b. 1986
Sven Nykvistdirector · b. 1922

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Year-by-Year Detail

Rank is among all boys' names registered that year.

Year	Babies	Rank
1911	6	#1,715
1914	13	#1,854
1915	11	#2,437
1916	15	#2,033
1917	13	#2,272
1918	9	#3,077
1921	7	#3,829
1922	8	#3,501
1923	7	#3,778
1924	10	#3,005
1925	5	#4,799
1926	8	#3,350
1927	8	#3,416
1928	15	#2,146
1929	13	#2,308
1930	15	#2,066
1931	5	#4,264
1932	6	#3,732
1933	12	#2,199
1934	12	#2,246
1935	10	#2,512
1936	7	#3,119
1937	10	#2,462
1939	8	#2,802
1940	5	#3,886
1941	5	#3,950
1942	5	#3,987
1943	11	#2,391
1944	6	#3,395
1945	7	#2,969
1946	5	#3,963
1947	7	#3,341
1948	5	#4,131
1949	7	#3,268
1950	10	#2,560
1951	8	#3,040
1952	10	#2,660
1953	14	#2,173
1954	17	#1,951
1955	14	#2,212
1956	9	#2,942
1957	21	#1,786
1958	17	#2,015
1959	23	#1,701
1960	28	#1,547
1961	19	#1,941
1962	31	#1,419
1963	23	#1,689
1964	27	#1,539
1965	32	#1,379
1966	23	#1,646
1967	45	#1,113
1968	29	#1,474
1969	39	#1,277
1970	43	#1,276
1971	39	#1,375
1972	25	#1,814
1973	26	#1,774
1974	26	#1,826
1975	24	#1,994
1976	21	#2,233
1977	35	#1,605
1978	23	#2,121
1979	31	#1,829
1980	25	#2,157
1981	21	#2,409
1982	32	#1,810
1983	24	#2,201
1984	20	#2,520
1985	18	#2,815
1986	31	#1,957
1987	25	#2,326
1988	29	#2,189
1989	29	#2,345
1990	22	#2,946
1991	23	#2,904
1992	25	#2,813
1993	26	#2,772
1994	27	#2,750
1995	22	#3,177
1996	18	#3,807
1997	31	#2,604
1998	36	#2,441
1999	31	#2,782
2000	29	#3,063
2001	26	#3,397
2002	27	#3,334
2003	20	#4,258
2004	35	#2,944
2005	18	#4,795
2006	31	#3,443
2007	25	#4,106
2008	33	#3,412
2009	28	#3,813
2010	34	#3,296
2011	24	#4,201
2012	34	#3,292
2013	33	#3,327
2014	56	#2,341
2015	58	#2,293
2016	36	#3,216
2017	37	#3,186
2018	52	#2,501
2019	53	#2,519
2020	53	#2,461
2021	44	#2,854
2022	51	#2,642
2023	53	#2,531
2024	51	#2,620