Fun Facts About the Name Soren
- More than 11 thousand babies named Soren: U.S. records list 11,615 babies given the name Soren from 1880 through 2025. Even 679 girls received the name Soren - about 1 girl for every 16 boys.
What Does the Name Soren Mean?
Soren is a Danish and Norwegian form of the name Severin, which derives from the Latin Severinus, a diminutive of Severus. The Latin adjective severus means "stern," "grave," or "serious," so the literal sense of the name is "stern" or "severe." Severus was also a Roman family name, or cognomen, borne by several prominent figures in the early Roman Empire.
The Danish and Norwegian spelling Søren keeps the rounded front vowel of Danish and Norwegian. The form Soren, without the ø, is the spelling used in English and other languages that lack that letter, and it is not a separate name but the same one written in a different alphabet convention.
Soren Name History & Origins
The ultimate root of the name is the Roman cognomen Severus. From it came the later Latin Severinus, a name carried by several early Christian saints. The best known is Saint Severinus, a monk and ascetic who died in 482 and whose biography was written by his disciple Eugippius; the name spread in part through the veneration of such figures.
The name reached Scandinavia through medieval Latin and German church and trading contacts. In Danish and Norwegian it was shortened in everyday speech, losing the middle consonants of Severinus and becoming Søren; Swedish has the related Sören. The Danish philosopher and writer Søren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855) is the most widely known bearer of the name, and his works gave it recognition well beyond Denmark. His first name, however, was already an ordinary Danish given name in his lifetime and was not created by him.
In English-speaking countries the name appears chiefly in the spelling Soren, used by families of Scandinavian descent and, more broadly, by parents drawn to its short, two-syllable sound. The form without the ø reflects the practical adaptation of the Danish and Norwegian spelling to English typography rather than a distinct linguistic origin.
How Popular is the Name Soren?
Soren recorded its highest annual U.S. birth count in 2025. Its best rank was #464 in 2025.
U.S. name popularity from 1880-2025, based on SSA data. Rank shows how the name compares with other names - lower numbers mean greater popularity. Births shows how many babies received the name each year.
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #3,895 | 38 | 0.0024% |
| 2024 | #4,358 | 33 | 0.0020% |
| 2023 | #4,548 | 31 | 0.0019% |
| 2022 | #3,881 | 39 | 0.0024% |
| 2021 | #3,724 | 41 | 0.0025% |
| 2020 | #4,154 | 34 | 0.0021% |
| 2019 | #5,293 | 25 | 0.0015% |
| 2018 | #3,837 | 39 | 0.0023% |
| 2017 | #4,296 | 34 | 0.0020% |
| 2016 | #4,617 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 2015 | #4,290 | 34 | 0.0019% |
| 2014 | #6,416 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 2013 | #5,810 | 23 | 0.0013% |
| 2012 | #7,104 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2011 | #7,079 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2010 | #8,237 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2009 | #8,831 | 14 | 0.0008% |
| 2008 | #5,934 | 24 | 0.0013% |
| 2007 | #5,362 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 2006 | #6,801 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 2005 | #9,375 | 12 | 0.0006% |
| 2004 | #7,790 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 2003 | #6,548 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 2002 | #6,661 | 17 | 0.0009% |
| 2001 | #11,919 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 2000 | #17,275 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1999 | #14,194 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1998 | #6,675 | 15 | 0.0008% |
| 1997 | #9,707 | 9 | 0.0005% |
| 1996 | #15,558 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1994 | #11,627 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1984 | #11,939 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| Year | Rank | Births | % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | #464 | 665 | 0.0389% |
| 2024 | #571 | 502 | 0.0293% |
| 2023 | #542 | 546 | 0.0320% |
| 2022 | #532 | 562 | 0.0322% |
| 2021 | #535 | 549 | 0.0314% |
| 2020 | #509 | 562 | 0.0326% |
| 2019 | #554 | 510 | 0.0284% |
| 2018 | #559 | 492 | 0.0271% |
| 2017 | #581 | 468 | 0.0253% |
| 2016 | #566 | 499 | 0.0263% |
| 2015 | #576 | 488 | 0.0255% |
| 2014 | #643 | 411 | 0.0214% |
| 2013 | #655 | 371 | 0.0196% |
| 2012 | #625 | 388 | 0.0205% |
| 2011 | #680 | 347 | 0.0183% |
| 2010 | #726 | 317 | 0.0165% |
| 2009 | #733 | 319 | 0.0161% |
| 2008 | #730 | 317 | 0.0155% |
| 2007 | #750 | 297 | 0.0143% |
| 2006 | #811 | 252 | 0.0123% |
| 2005 | #890 | 203 | 0.0102% |
| 2004 | #856 | 208 | 0.0105% |
| 2003 | #963 | 170 | 0.0086% |
| 2002 | #1,176 | 120 | 0.0062% |
| 2001 | #1,286 | 103 | 0.0053% |
| 2000 | #1,486 | 83 | 0.0042% |
| 1999 | #1,327 | 91 | 0.0047% |
| 1998 | #1,458 | 78 | 0.0041% |
| 1997 | #1,453 | 75 | 0.0040% |
| 1996 | #1,631 | 60 | 0.0032% |
| 1995 | #1,834 | 48 | 0.0025% |
| 1994 | #2,253 | 36 | 0.0019% |
| 1993 | #1,870 | 45 | 0.0023% |
| 1992 | #2,736 | 26 | 0.0013% |
| 1991 | #2,393 | 30 | 0.0015% |
| 1990 | #2,298 | 31 | 0.0015% |
| 1989 | #2,769 | 23 | 0.0011% |
| 1988 | #2,298 | 27 | 0.0014% |
| 1987 | #2,929 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1986 | #2,771 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1985 | #1,913 | 31 | 0.0017% |
| 1984 | #2,519 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1983 | #2,329 | 22 | 0.0012% |
| 1982 | #2,695 | 18 | 0.0010% |
| 1981 | #1,985 | 28 | 0.0016% |
| 1980 | #2,047 | 27 | 0.0015% |
| 1979 | #2,455 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1978 | #1,863 | 28 | 0.0017% |
| 1977 | #2,346 | 20 | 0.0012% |
| 1976 | #2,404 | 19 | 0.0012% |
| 1975 | #1,879 | 26 | 0.0017% |
| 1974 | #1,971 | 23 | 0.0015% |
| 1973 | #2,840 | 13 | 0.0008% |
| 1972 | #3,919 | 8 | 0.0005% |
| 1971 | #2,112 | 20 | 0.0011% |
| 1970 | #2,114 | 19 | 0.0010% |
| 1969 | #2,667 | 12 | 0.0007% |
| 1968 | #2,020 | 17 | 0.0010% |
| 1967 | #2,745 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1966 | #2,757 | 10 | 0.0006% |
| 1965 | #3,874 | 6 | 0.0003% |
| 1964 | #2,820 | 10 | 0.0005% |
| 1963 | #3,290 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1962 | #3,589 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1961 | #4,580 | 5 | 0.0002% |
| 1959 | #3,574 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1958 | #3,004 | 9 | 0.0004% |
| 1957 | #3,222 | 8 | 0.0004% |
| 1954 | #3,423 | 7 | 0.0003% |
| 1949 | #3,266 | 7 | 0.0004% |
| 1948 | #4,122 | 5 | 0.0003% |
| 1944 | #3,843 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1941 | #2,849 | 8 | 0.0007% |
| 1938 | #3,972 | 5 | 0.0005% |
| 1933 | #2,974 | 8 | 0.0008% |
| 1930 | #3,950 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1929 | #3,517 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1927 | #4,715 | 5 | 0.0004% |
| 1926 | #2,548 | 12 | 0.0011% |
| 1924 | #3,822 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1923 | #3,772 | 7 | 0.0006% |
| 1921 | #4,264 | 6 | 0.0005% |
| 1920 | #4,217 | 6 | 0.0006% |
| 1918 | #3,672 | 7 | 0.0007% |
| 1916 | #3,468 | 7 | 0.0008% |
| 1914 | #3,695 | 5 | 0.0008% |
| 1912 | #1,869 | 9 | 0.0021% |
Name popularity over more than a century, based on Social Security Administration data. Gaps in the chart indicate years when the name does not appear in the published records.
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