Boys' name · since 1904
Severo
1,400 babies named Severo in U.S. Social Security records since 1904, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #4,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,400
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Yes -- Severo is the #10745 most popular boys' name in the U.S. today, with 1,400 recorded since 1904.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Severo has been recorded 1,400 times among boys since 1904, currently ranked #10745 nationally and more common than 23% of boys, with its heaviest use in the 1920s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1904 to 2025.
- #4,154 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #10,745 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 1,400 born since 1904
- 1920s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Severo ranks #4,154 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #10,745 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 1,400 born since 1904, peaking in the 1920s.
- #4,154 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #10,745 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 1,400
- born since 1904
- 1920s
- peak decade
Severo's 1,400 recorded births place it above 90.86% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 3 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Severo compares
1,400 Top 27% higher than 73% of 13,930 names currently given to boys
Based on all-time total births among currently-ranked boys names. Names with fewer occurrences are grouped into wider buckets on the right.
Source U.S. Social Security Administration, national baby name data
How the numbers stack up
Severo's all-time total is 4x the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Severo | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 1,400 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 24 | 34 | 22,252 |
Severo's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Severo's full recorded timeline at 1967, 42% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 58% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2009, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 1924 peak of 24 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Severo popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1904–2025
- Peak year (1924)
- 24
- Annual births at peak, across 122 years of records
Severo by decade
1920s is the heaviest window (188 births, 13% of the file).
1920s was Severo's strongest decade.
188 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 13% of all-time use.
Severo births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1900s 8
1900s
8 births
- 1910s 58
1910s
58 births
- 1920s
1920s
188 births
- 1930s
1930s
153 births
- 1940s
1940s
147 births
- 1950s
1950s
149 births
- 1960s
1960s
155 births
- 1970s
1970s
120 births
- 1980s
1980s
135 births
- 1990s
1990s
111 births
- 2000s
2000s
101 births
- 2010s 49
2010s
49 births
- 2020s 26
2020s
26 births
What this shows Peak: 1920s at 188 births (13% of all-time use).
How Severo compares to similarly-sized names
Years in SSA records vs. share of all-time use concentrated in the single peak year, among 15 boys names closest to Severo's total volume
Severo by state
Where Severo concentrates geographically, total births since 1904
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 651 | 46.5% |
| #2 | California | | 44 | 3.1% |
| #3 | New Mexico | | 27 | 1.9% |
651 of 1,400 births nationwide. Compared to a flat distribution across 3 reporting states.
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What to do with Severo's data
- Severo's decade-level peak was the 1920s (188 total births); usage has since declined to 26 in the 2020s -- if you're weighing a "classic revival" angle, the trend line argues against it.
- Texas records the most Severos (651 births) -- see the full state breakdown if geography matters to your decision. Texas names
Figures reflect SSA-reported births only; see the methodology above for the privacy-suppression floor.
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Related Names
Names with a similar popularity rank to Severo
Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Severo: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~1924)
Similar record span (~121 yrs)
Peak year is the single SSA year with the most births for that name; record span is first-to-latest year in the national files, not a recommendation or shared origin claim.
Data Sources
Data as of August 2026. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).
According to the Social Security Administration, this profile draws directly from the agency's public-use baby-name files (updated June 2026). See our methodology for the full extraction, aggregation, and privacy-suppression rules.
Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications, National Data, 1904–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
Name Almanac is rendered directly from the Social Security Administration's public baby-name files, no number is typed in by an editor. This profile for Severo draws directly on SSA national and state-level files, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of August 2026.