US rank #8517 Boys' name Peak 1988 221 births

Seve — #8517 US boys' name

221 babies named Seve in U.S. Social Security records since 1983, with the highest year being 1988. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s641990s482000s362010s422020s31
#8517
of 14,243 boys in use

More common than 40% of names given to boys today.

1980s
Peak decade

29% of everyone ever named Seve was born in this single decade.

1988
Single peak year

16 babies were named Seve in 1988 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Seve

The Social Security Administration has registered 221 babies named Seve between 1983 and 2024, spanning 42 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Seve currently holds the #8517 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 1988, when 16 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Seve performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 64 births during that ten-year window. Across the 5 decades of recorded activity, Seve shows notable generational variation in parental adoption.

No etymological entry is currently available for Seve 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 221 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.

Seve at a glance

Outside the top 1,000

Total births

221

Since 1983

42 years of records

Peak year

1988

16 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

#8,517

Among boys

As of 2024

Active since

1983

Recorded for 42 years

Last year on file: 2024

Seve popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2024–1983

Outside the top 1,000
Peak year (1988)
16
Annual births at peak — across 42 years of records
05101520 20242019201120051995199119871983 6

Seve by decade

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

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
64 births that decade — 29% of Seve's all-time total
1980s641990s482000s362010s422020s31

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Seve?
221 babies have been named Seve since 1983. It currently ranks #8517 among boys. The peak year was 1988 with 16 births.
When was Seve most popular?
Seve was most popular in the 1980s decade with 64 total births. The single peak year was 1988.
How long has the name Seve been used?
Seve has been recorded in Social Security data since 1983, spanning 42 years of data through 2024.
What names are similar to Seve?
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.

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, 1983–2024 (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.