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Sven
OriginScandinavian
Meaning"youth"
GenderBoy
NB Rank#3927
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About Sven
The name Sven peaked for boys at #1113 in 1967. The name is most popular in SVEN, SVEN, and SVEN.
Popularity & trends
US popularity — history
US rank, lower is more popular · SSA data 2014–2025
Actual · SSA
20142025
18802025
Data table
| Year | US rank | Births | Per million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | #2,341 | 56 | 29.2 |
| 2015 | #2,293 | 58 | 30.3 |
| 2016 | #3,216 | 36 | 19 |
| 2017 | #3,186 | 37 | 20 |
| 2018 | #2,501 | 52 | 28.6 |
| 2019 | #2,519 | 53 | 29.5 |
| 2020 | #2,461 | 53 | 30.7 |
| 2021 | #2,854 | 44 | 25.2 |
| 2022 | #2,642 | 51 | 29.2 |
| 2023 | #2,531 | 53 | 31 |
| 2024 | #2,620 | 51 | 29.6 |
| 2025 | #3,645 | 31 | 18.1 |
World rankings
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Göran Eriksson, Swedish football manager
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German DJ
- Sven Kramer
Dutch speed skater
- Sven Bender
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- Sven Kums
Belgian footballer
- Sven Johnson
Youtuber (brother to youtubers Gus Johnson and Thor Johnson)
Sven in pop culture
- Sven
a character in video game Skyrim
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a reindeer in the Disney movie Frozen
- Sven Vollfied
one of the main characters in the anime Black Cat
- Sven Gunderson
minor character in film "Titanic"
Variations & nicknames
- SvendDanish
- SvensSwedish
- SveinNorwegian
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