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Boy · Latin, through Danish
Søren
Say it: SUR-en
Meaning
A Danish form of Latin Severinus, from severus 'stern, serious'.
Certainscholars agree on this meaning.
Common in Denmark since the Middle Ages through the cult of Saint Severinus.
Its wave through time
Popular now
In the United States
- 8,598 babies given this name since 1912
- At its height in 2020, about 1 in 3,100 boys
- 588 babies in 2020
Through the ages
- The High and Late Middle Ages1100 to 1450
- The Renaissance1400 to 1600
- Victorian and Belle Époque1837 to 1914
- The Modern Age1880 to today
Used by
The family of the name
| Swedish | Sören |
|---|---|
| German | Severin |
Famous bearers
- Søren Kierkegaard, Danish philosopher
Names worth a look
Where this comes from
- Calendars of saints and name days
- Parish baptism registers
- National birth statistics of European countries source
- United States Social Security birth records, 1880 to today source
Meanings and histories are compiled from the study of names and their languages and checked by a second review.
Meanings and histories are drawn from the study of names and their languages, each with a confidence rating; popularity figures come from official birth records. Name histories are a living field: if you know of a correction, we would be glad to hear it.