US rank #5723 Unisex name Peak 2019 338 births

Sevan — #5723 US boys' name

338 babies named Sevan in U.S. Social Security records since 1976, with the highest year being 2019. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1970s191980s441990s532000s842010s832020s55
#5723
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 60% of names given to boys today.

2000s
Peak decade

25% of everyone ever named Sevan was born in this single decade.

2019
Single peak year

18 babies were named Sevan in 2019 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Sevan

The Social Security Administration has registered 338 babies named Sevan between 1976 and 2024, spanning 49 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Sevan currently holds the #5723 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2019, when 18 babies received it in a single year. Sevan is classified as unisex in SSA records: the opposite-sex variant accounts for 49 additional births since 1982.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Sevan performed strongest in the 2000s, accumulating 84 births during that ten-year window. Across the 6 decades of recorded activity, Sevan shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in California, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Sevan in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Sevan in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 338 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Sevan at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

338

Since 1976

49 years of records

Peak year

2019

18 births that year

Strongest decade: 2000s

Current rank

#5,723

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1976

Recorded for 49 years

Last year on file: 2024

Sevan popularity over time — boys

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1976

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (2019)
18
Annual births at peak — across 49 years of records
05101520 20242018201020041998199219821976 5

Sevan popularity over time — girls

49 total births recorded since 1982 (Sevan as girls' name)

Unisex variant — 49 births
4681012 20242022202120192014198919851982 6

Sevan by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 2000s
Peak decade
2000s
84 births that decade — 25% of Sevan's all-time total
1970s191980s441990s532000s842010s832020s55

Sevan by state

Where Sevan concentrates geographically — total births since 1976

Geographically diffuse
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Sevan
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 California
16 4.7%
California share of Sevan's total US births 4.7%

16 of 338 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Sevan?
338 babies have been named Sevan since 1976. It currently ranks #5723 among boys. The peak year was 2019 with 18 births.
When was Sevan most popular?
Sevan was most popular in the 2000s decade with 84 total births. The single peak year was 2019.
Where is Sevan most popular?
The top states for the name Sevan are California (16 births).
Is Sevan a unisex name?
Yes, Sevan is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 338 births, and as a girl's name it has 49 births.
How long has the name Sevan been used?
Sevan has been recorded in Social Security data since 1976, spanning 49 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Sevan?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Seven, Sevyn, Severo, Severin, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

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Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1976–2024 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.