Is Sven a boy or girl name?
Sven is a boy name in the US. In 2024, 0 girls and 51 boys were named Sven, so 0% were girls. Across 1880–2024, 0% of the 2,484 US babies named Sven were girls.
- Boy rank, 2024
- #2,620
- Girl rank, 2024
- Not ranked
- Babies named Sven since 1911
- 2,484
- Most popular year
- 2015
- 58 babies
Boys and girls named Sven, by decade
| Decade | Boys | Girls | Share girls |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 67 | 0 | 0% |
| 1920s | 81 | 0 | 0% |
| 1930s | 85 | 0 | 0% |
| 1940s | 63 | 0 | 0% |
| 1950s | 143 | 0 | 0% |
| 1960s | 296 | 0 | 0% |
| 1970s | 293 | 0 | 0% |
| 1980s | 254 | 0 | 0% |
| 1990s | 261 | 0 | 0% |
| 2000s | 272 | 0 | 0% |
| 2010s | 417 | 0 | 0% |
| 2020s | 252 | 0 | 0% |
Every year
| Year | Boys | Boy rank | Girls | Girl rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51 | #2,620 | 0 | – |
| 2023 | 53 | #2,531 | 0 | – |
| 2022 | 51 | #2,642 | 0 | – |
| 2021 | 44 | #2,854 | 0 | – |
| 2020 | 53 | #2,461 | 0 | – |
| 2019 | 53 | #2,519 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 52 | #2,501 | 0 | – |
| 2017 | 37 | #3,186 | 0 | – |
| 2016 | 36 | #3,216 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 58 | #2,293 | 0 | – |
| 2014 | 56 | #2,341 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 33 | #3,327 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 34 | #3,292 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 24 | #4,201 | 0 | – |
| 2010 | 34 | #3,296 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 28 | #3,813 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 33 | #3,412 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 25 | #4,106 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 31 | #3,443 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 18 | #4,795 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 35 | #2,944 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 20 | #4,258 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 27 | #3,334 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 26 | #3,397 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 29 | #3,063 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 31 | #2,782 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 36 | #2,441 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 31 | #2,604 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 18 | #3,807 | 0 | – |
| 1995 | 22 | #3,177 | 0 | – |
| 1994 | 27 | #2,750 | 0 | – |
| 1993 | 26 | #2,772 | 0 | – |
| 1992 | 25 | #2,813 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 23 | #2,904 | 0 | – |
| 1990 | 22 | #2,946 | 0 | – |
| 1989 | 29 | #2,345 | 0 | – |
| 1988 | 29 | #2,189 | 0 | – |
| 1987 | 25 | #2,326 | 0 | – |
| 1986 | 31 | #1,957 | 0 | – |
| 1985 | 18 | #2,815 | 0 | – |
| 1984 | 20 | #2,520 | 0 | – |
| 1983 | 24 | #2,201 | 0 | – |
| 1982 | 32 | #1,810 | 0 | – |
| 1981 | 21 | #2,409 | 0 | – |
| 1980 | 25 | #2,157 | 0 | – |
| 1979 | 31 | #1,829 | 0 | – |
| 1978 | 23 | #2,121 | 0 | – |
| 1977 | 35 | #1,605 | 0 | – |
| 1976 | 21 | #2,233 | 0 | – |
| 1975 | 24 | #1,994 | 0 | – |
| 1974 | 26 | #1,826 | 0 | – |
| 1973 | 26 | #1,774 | 0 | – |
| 1972 | 25 | #1,814 | 0 | – |
| 1971 | 39 | #1,375 | 0 | – |
| 1970 | 43 | #1,276 | 0 | – |
| 1969 | 39 | #1,277 | 0 | – |
| 1968 | 29 | #1,474 | 0 | – |
| 1967 | 45 | #1,113 | 0 | – |
| 1966 | 23 | #1,646 | 0 | – |
| 1965 | 32 | #1,379 | 0 | – |
| 1964 | 27 | #1,539 | 0 | – |
| 1963 | 23 | #1,689 | 0 | – |
| 1962 | 31 | #1,419 | 0 | – |
| 1961 | 19 | #1,941 | 0 | – |
| 1960 | 28 | #1,547 | 0 | – |
| 1959 | 23 | #1,701 | 0 | – |
| 1958 | 17 | #2,015 | 0 | – |
| 1957 | 21 | #1,786 | 0 | – |
| 1956 | 9 | #2,942 | 0 | – |
| 1955 | 14 | #2,212 | 0 | – |
| 1954 | 17 | #1,951 | 0 | – |
| 1953 | 14 | #2,173 | 0 | – |
| 1952 | 10 | #2,660 | 0 | – |
| 1951 | 8 | #3,040 | 0 | – |
| 1950 | 10 | #2,560 | 0 | – |
| 1949 | 7 | #3,268 | 0 | – |
| 1948 | 5 | #4,131 | 0 | – |
| 1947 | 7 | #3,341 | 0 | – |
| 1946 | 5 | #3,963 | 0 | – |
| 1945 | 7 | #2,969 | 0 | – |
| 1944 | 6 | #3,395 | 0 | – |
| 1943 | 11 | #2,391 | 0 | – |
| 1942 | 5 | #3,987 | 0 | – |
| 1941 | 5 | #3,950 | 0 | – |
| 1940 | 5 | #3,886 | 0 | – |
| 1939 | 8 | #2,802 | 0 | – |
| 1938 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1937 | 10 | #2,462 | 0 | – |
| 1936 | 7 | #3,119 | 0 | – |
| 1935 | 10 | #2,512 | 0 | – |
| 1934 | 12 | #2,246 | 0 | – |
| 1933 | 12 | #2,199 | 0 | – |
| 1932 | 6 | #3,732 | 0 | – |
| 1931 | 5 | #4,264 | 0 | – |
| 1930 | 15 | #2,066 | 0 | – |
| 1929 | 13 | #2,308 | 0 | – |
| 1928 | 15 | #2,146 | 0 | – |
| 1927 | 8 | #3,416 | 0 | – |
| 1926 | 8 | #3,350 | 0 | – |
| 1925 | 5 | #4,799 | 0 | – |
| 1924 | 10 | #3,005 | 0 | – |
| 1923 | 7 | #3,778 | 0 | – |
| 1922 | 8 | #3,501 | 0 | – |
| 1921 | 7 | #3,829 | 0 | – |
| 1920 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1919 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1918 | 9 | #3,077 | 0 | – |
| 1917 | 13 | #2,272 | 0 | – |
| 1916 | 15 | #2,033 | 0 | – |
| 1915 | 11 | #2,437 | 0 | – |
| 1914 | 13 | #1,854 | 0 | – |
| 1913 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1912 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| 1911 | 6 | #1,715 | 0 | – |
Highest rank
As a boy name, Sven reached #1,113 in 1967. It has never been ranked as a girl name. Ranks count every name SSA published for that year and sex, so they go well past the top 1,000.
Names from the same era
These names were also most popular in the 2010s, with a similar number of babies. They can work as sibling or middle names that feel like they belong together.
Source: US Social Security Administration baby name data, 1880–2024. Counts are Social Security card applications for US births; SSA leaves out names given to fewer than 5 babies in a year. Updated 2026-10-05. How these numbers are made.