How Many People Are Named Sven?
An estimated 2,118 people in the United States have the first name Sven. It is almost exclusively a male name. The average bearer is 34 years old, and Sven peaked in popularity in 2015 with 58 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Sven 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 Sven paired with any surname.
Estimated Living Americans
2,118
About 1 in 161,829 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Rare
Predicted Gender
Male
100.0% confidence
Average Age
34
years old
Peak Year
2015
58 births
Total Registered
2,484
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Sven
Sven is almost exclusively a male name. Out of 2,484 total births registered, 100.0% were male.
Sven as a male name
Ranked #2,620 in 2024
51 male births in 2024
Peak: 2015 (58 births)
Sven: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Sven span from the 1910s to the 2020s, covering 12 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2010s, when 417 babies were registered. While Sven is less common than at its peak in the 2010s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Sven by Decade
How has Sven 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.
Sven by State
Birth registrations for Sven span all 12 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, New York, Minnesota. The lowest are in Oregon, New Jersey, Florida. On average, about 33 Svens were registered per state.
Sven + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Sven as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
Names Similar to Sven
Other first names starting with S with a similar number of bearers.
Sven: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Sven?
We estimate approximately 2,118 people named Sven 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 161,829 Americans share this first name.
Is Sven a common name?
Sven is classified as "Rare" and is more popular than 93.9% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 2,484 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Sven most popular?
Sven reached peak popularity in 2015, when 58 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Sven is approximately 34 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Sven a male name?
Sven is predominantly male. 100.0% of people with this name are male. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Sven Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Sven Smith, Sven Johnson, Sven 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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