Sven is a boy's name of Scandinavian origin meaning “son of Sven.” In 2024 it was given to 51 boys in the United States.
Sven belongs to the Scandinavian tradition. Its meaning — “son of Sven” — is the sense carried by its Scandinavian roots, and it is the meaning we verified against published sources for this page.
In the United States, Sven first appears in Social Security records in 1911. It climbed to its best-ever rank of #1113 in 1967, and in 2024 51 babies received the name — 2,484 in total since 1880. Those are the official counts, not estimates.
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Sven means “son of Sven” in its Scandinavian roots. We check every meaning against published sources before it appears here.
Sven is a boy name. In 2024, 51 babies received the name in the US.
Sven comes from the Scandinavian tradition.
Sven first appears in US records in 1911. Its best-ever ranking was #1113 in 1967, and 51 babies were given the name in 2024.
Sven is pronounced /www.anthropocenemagazine.org/ (IPA).
Meaning and origin for this page were checked against this source. US popularity figures are from the Social Security Administration's public baby-names data. England & Wales figures are from the Office for National Statistics. If you spot an error, write to [email protected] — accuracy is the whole point of this site, and corrections are made fast.
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