Boys' name · since 2011
Severus
176 babies named Severus in U.S. Social Security records since 2011, with the highest year being 2016. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.
- #13,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,752 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Severus currently ranks #8752 among boys' names in America, with 176 babies recorded since 2011.
Severus has 176 recorded births among boys since 2011, per the U.S. Social Security Administration, ranked #8752 as of the latest data, more common than 37% of boys, busiest in the 2010s -- see the year-by-year trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution below, all drawn directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2011 to 2025.
- #13,754 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- #8,752 of 13,930 2025 SSA year
- 176 born since 2011
- 2010s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Severus ranks #13,754 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first) and #8,752 of 13,930 among boys' names in 2025. 176 born since 2011, peaking in the 2010s.
- #13,754 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- #8,752 of 13,930
- 2025 SSA year
- 176
- born since 2011
- 2010s
- peak decade
Severus's 176 recorded births place it above 69.73% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
The state file records this name in 1 jurisdictions, led by Texas.
How Severus compares
176 36th percentile among 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
Severus's all-time total is 52% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Severus | Median boys name (Takari) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 176 | 369 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 33 | 34 | 22,252 |
Severus's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Severus's full recorded timeline at 2018, 53% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 47% in the earlier half -- a fairly even split across the full record. Its quietest year on record was 2011, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2016 peak of 33 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Severus popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2011–2025
- Peak year (2016)
- 33
- Annual births at peak, across 15 years of records
Severus by decade
2010s is the heaviest window (109 births, 62% of the file).
2010s was Severus's strongest decade.
109 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 62% of all-time use.
Severus births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2010s
2010s
109 births
- 2020s
2020s
67 births
What this shows Peak: 2010s at 109 births (62% of all-time use).
Severus by state
Where Severus concentrates geographically, total births since 2011
| Rank | State | Visual share | Births | Share of total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Texas | | 5 | 2.8% |
5 of 176 births nationwide.
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What to do with Severus's data
- Severus's usage has stayed within range of its 2010s decade-level peak (109 total births) through the 2020s (67) -- a comparatively stable name, not a fading trend.
- Texas records the most Severuss (5 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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Nationwide names with similar peak year or record span
Two nationwide peer axes for Severus: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
Similar peak year (~2016)
Similar record span (~14 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, 2011–2025 (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 Severus 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.