The name Soren is a girl's name meaning "stern".

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A gentle name with both ruggedness and style, Soren is typically a boys' name in its native Scandinavia and in France and the US, where it is trending upwards. Still, like Rowan, Emerson, and Carter before it, Soren has been used on girls in the US since the 90s. Similar in sound to Seren, Maren, and Lauren, Soren is used on around 35 girls each year.



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The name Soren peaked for girls at #3724 in 2021. The name is most popular in SOREN, SOREN, and SOREN. Soren is also used for boys, ranking #464 in 2025.

The name Soren is a boy's name of Danish origin meaning "stern".

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This gentle Scandinavian name, soft and sensitive, is being discovered in a major way by parents in the US. It's most closely identified with the nineteenth century philosopher Soren Kierkegaard, but there have been modern fictional Sorens as well, in The Matrix Reloaded and the book series Guardians of Ga'Hoole, Charlie and Lola, and Underworld.

 In Scandinavia this name would be spelled as Sören or Søren, leading to it being pronounced "Sur-en". But with a plain old English "O", "Sorr-en" would actually be the correct (and more English-speaker friendly) pronunciation.

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The name Soren is currently ranked #464 in U.S. births. and peaked for boys at #464 in 2025. The name is most popular in SOREN, SOREN, and SOREN. Soren is occasionally used for girls in 2025.

Severin

Year	US rank	Births	Per million
2014	—	0	0
2015	#4,290	34	19
2016	#4,617	31	17.5
2017	#4,296	34	19.7
2018	#3,837	39	22.9
2019	—	0	0
2020	#4,154	34	21
2021	#3,724	41	25
2022	#3,881	39	23.8
2023	#4,548	31	19.3
2024	#4,358	33	20.4
2025	#3,895	38	23.6

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