How Many People Are Named Sovereign?
An estimated 290 people in the United States have the first name Sovereign. It is used for both genders, with 52.1% male. The average bearer is 7 years old, and Sovereign peaked in popularity in 2022 with 37 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sovereign as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Sovereign paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
290
About 1 in 1,181,912 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Very Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
52.1% confidence
Average Age
7
years old
Peak Year
2022
37 births
Total Registered
292
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sovereign
Sovereign is a genuinely unisex name, used for both males (52.1%) and females (47.9%). Out of 292 total births registered, 152 were male and 140 were female.
Sovereign as a male name
Ranked #5,398 in 2024
18 male births in 2024
Peak: 2022 (21 births)
Sovereign as a female name
Ranked #6,871 in 2024
17 female births in 2024
Peak: 2023 (21 births)
Sovereign: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sovereign span from the 2000s to the 2020s, covering 3 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2020s, when 169 babies were registered. Sovereign remains highly popular today, with recent registration numbers near its historical peak.
Sovereign by Decade
How has Sovereign tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Sovereign by State
Sovereign + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sovereign as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Sovereign: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sovereign?
We estimate approximately 290 people named Sovereign are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 1,181,912 Americans share this first name.
Is Sovereign a common name?
Sovereign is classified as "Very Rare" and is more popular than 78.8% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 292 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sovereign most popular?
Sovereign reached peak popularity in 2022, when 37 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sovereign is approximately 7 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sovereign a male name?
Sovereign is predominantly male. 52.1% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sovereign Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sovereign Smith, Sovereign Johnson, Sovereign Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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