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By Clare Green · Sep 2026

Severus

OriginLatin
Meaning"stern"
GenderBoy

About Severus

Variation of Severin

3 syllables.

As of September 2026, Severus ranked #8796 in US births in 2025 SSA, peaked at #3424 in 2016, Nameberry popularity #623.

Popularity & trends

US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
#3,500#4,000#4,500'14'16'18'20'22'24
20142025
18802025
Data table
YearUS rankBirthsPer million
2014—00
2015—00
2016#3,4243317.4
2017#4,5702211.9
2018—00
2019—00
2020—00
2021—00
2022—00
2023—00
2024—00
2025—00
Popularity history from more than a century of Social Security Administration birth records. Years without a line are years the name fell below the published records.

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World rankings

#623🫐 Nameberry

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