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Sven

maleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Sven: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning or origin yet — what that means.

Pronunciation

Community-contributed pronunciation recording

Licence: CC0. Source

VerifiedSource: Wikidata.Confidence: medium.

Sven: Recorded every year since 1945, its highest recorded position is #69, and it stood at #290 in 2025.

Falling

among boys in England and Wales · 1996–2024

England and Wales · Boys rank from 1996 to 2024, ranging from #1263 to #4702.199619971998199920002001200220032005200620072011201220152017201920222024#1263#4702
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England and Wales · Boys rank by year
YearRank
1996#2020
1997#1578
1998#1263
1999#1383
2000#2501
2001#2220
2002#3225
2003#2189
2005#3208
2006#3385
2007#4333
2011#4647
2012#3987
2015#3908
2017#3040
2019#4702
2022#4001
2024#4270

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Boys

Recorded in official data among boys in Norway in every year from 1945 to 2025.

In 2024: #412 among boys in Norway, #4270 among boys in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1945–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #69 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #69 among boys in Norway, in 1945 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #290 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in Norway in 1945.

Sven's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2024England and Walesmale#42704HighVerified
2022England and Walesmale#40014HighVerified
2019England and Walesmale#47023HighVerified
2017England and Walesmale#30406HighVerified
2015England and Walesmale#39084HighVerified
2012England and Walesmale#39874HighVerified
2011England and Walesmale#46473HighVerified
2007England and Walesmale#43333HighVerified
2006England and Walesmale#33854HighVerified
2005England and Walesmale#32084HighVerified
2003England and Walesmale#21896HighVerified
2002England and Walesmale#32253HighVerified
2001England and Walesmale#22205HighVerified
2000England and Walesmale#25014HighVerified
1999England and Walesmale#13839HighVerified
1998England and Walesmale#126310HighVerified
1997England and Walesmale#15787HighVerified
1996England and Walesmale#20205HighVerified
2025Norwaymale#29014HighVerified
2024Norwaymale#4127HighVerified
2023Norwaymale#4446HighVerified
2022Norwaymale#3539HighVerified
2021Norwaymale#33010HighVerified
2020Norwaymale#33410HighVerified
2019Norwaymale#4416HighVerified
2018Norwaymale#4666HighVerified
2017Norwaymale#35111HighVerified
2016Norwaymale#37010HighVerified
2015Norwaymale#4437HighVerified
2014Norwaymale#4009HighVerified
2013Norwaymale#5155HighVerified
2012Norwaymale#3999HighVerified
2011Norwaymale#34911HighVerified
2010Norwaymale#4856HighVerified
2009Norwaymale#5265HighVerified
2008Norwaymale#33213HighVerified
2007Norwaymale#4019HighVerified
2006Norwaymale#4766HighVerified
2005Norwaymale#5115HighVerified
2004Norwaymale#34210HighVerified
2003Norwaymale#3879HighVerified
2002Norwaymale#26016HighVerified
2001Norwaymale#4796HighVerified
2000Norwaymale#25519HighVerified
1999Norwaymale#23421HighVerified
1998Norwaymale#3829HighVerified
1997Norwaymale#26518HighVerified
1996Norwaymale#27517HighVerified
1995Norwaymale#23124HighVerified
1994Norwaymale#26619HighVerified
1993Norwaymale#22028HighVerified
1992Norwaymale#30016HighVerified
1991Norwaymale#21330HighVerified
1990Norwaymale#16344HighVerified
1989Norwaymale#16043HighVerified
1988Norwaymale#17041HighVerified
1987Norwaymale#21228HighVerified
1986Norwaymale#15349HighVerified
1985Norwaymale#18037HighVerified
1984Norwaymale#17340HighVerified
1983Norwaymale#20031HighVerified
1982Norwaymale#14254HighVerified
1981Norwaymale#12861HighVerified
1980Norwaymale#11669HighVerified
1979Norwaymale#12661HighVerified
1978Norwaymale#13257HighVerified
1977Norwaymale#11959HighVerified
1976Norwaymale#11168HighVerified
1975Norwaymale#11871HighVerified
1974Norwaymale#10385HighVerified
1973Norwaymale#12961HighVerified
1972Norwaymale#9892HighVerified
1971Norwaymale#11079HighVerified
1970Norwaymale#9090HighVerified
1969Norwaymale#84106HighVerified
1968Norwaymale#76116HighVerified
1967Norwaymale#9190HighVerified
1966Norwaymale#82102HighVerified
1965Norwaymale#82103HighVerified
1964Norwaymale#8595HighVerified
1963Norwaymale#78100HighVerified
1962Norwaymale#8396HighVerified
1961Norwaymale#9378HighVerified
1960Norwaymale#75102HighVerified
1959Norwaymale#9275HighVerified
1958Norwaymale#9085HighVerified
1957Norwaymale#77100HighVerified
1956Norwaymale#8491HighVerified
1955Norwaymale#8488HighVerified
1954Norwaymale#8193HighVerified
1953Norwaymale#8689HighVerified
1952Norwaymale#8490HighVerified
1951Norwaymale#8784HighVerified
1950Norwaymale#8387HighVerified
1949Norwaymale#7790HighVerified
1948Norwaymale#8187HighVerified
1947Norwaymale#8290HighVerified
1946Norwaymale#7699HighVerified
1945Norwaymale#69109HighVerified

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

Where Sven is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Sven, between 1945 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Norway1945–202581#69 in 1945
England and Wales1996–202418#1263 in 1998

Its high point came 53 years earlier in Norway (1945) than in England and Wales (1998).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1945 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #69 in Norway in 1945. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.