Severus — #7620 US boys' name

What the Data Says About Severus

The Social Security Administration has registered 167 babies named Severus between 2011 and 2024, spanning 14 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Severus currently holds the #7620 rank among boys for 2024. The name reached its historical peak in 2016, when 33 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Severus performed strongest in the 2010s, accumulating 109 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Severus shows notable generational variation in parental adoption. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Texas, which accounts for 5 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Severus in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Severus 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 167 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.