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Boy name Swedish origin Christian tradition

Sven

SVEN · 4 letters · 1 syllables
What it means
young man;boy
Language
Swedish
Culture
Old Norse
Religion
Christian
Style era
vintage
Themes
classic · Scandinavian
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Popularity over time

2024 rank#2620
2024 births51
Peak year2015
First appeared1911
Total US births2,484
2015 peak19111939196819962024
Source: US Social Security Administration national records, 1880-2024.

Nicknames & variants

Common nicknames
Svenn
Alternate spellings
Sven
In other languages
Svend (Danish)Svein (Norwegian)

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