Total births
163
Unisex name · since 2005
Sovereign
Sovereign has 163 recorded births since 2005 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 2022 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #5403
- among boys today
- 163
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
Yes -- Sovereign is the #5403 most popular unisex name in the U.S. today, with 163 recorded since 2005.
Social Security Administration records show Sovereign recorded 163 times among boys since 2005, holding rank #5403 nationally today, ahead of 62% of boys, peaking in the 2020s. This profile derives year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 2005 to 2025.
- #5403 among boys today
- 163 born since 2005
- 2020s peak decade
- 62% more common than other boys
Data updated Jun 2026
The verdict
Sovereign is currently the #5403 unisex name in America, more common than 62% of boys - 163 born since 2005, peaking in the 2020s.
- #5403
- among boys today
- 163
- born since 2005
- 2020s
- peak decade
- 62%
- more common than other boys
Sovereign vs. every other boys name in current SSA rankings
#5403
of 14,294 boys in use
More common than 62% of names given to boys today.
2020s
Peak decade
55% of everyone ever named Sovereign was born in this single decade.
2022
Single peak year
21 babies were named Sovereign in 2022 - its busiest year on record.
How Sovereign compares
163 35th percentile among 14,294 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
Sovereign's all-time total is 56% below the median boys name, and Liam still leads by a wide margin.
| Metric | Sovereign | Median boys name (Elchonon) | #1 boys name (Liam) |
|---|---|---|---|
| All-time total births | 163 | 367 | 358,536 |
| Peak-year births | 21 | 23 | 22,252 |
Sovereign's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Splitting Sovereign's full recorded timeline at 2019, 62% of its total births fall in the more recent half of the record versus 38% in the earlier half -- usage has skewed toward the present, not a one-decade spike. Its quietest year on record was 2005, with just 5 recorded births -- worth weighing against the 2022 peak of 21 to see the full range of the name's swing in popularity.
Sovereign at a glance
Outside the top 1,000Peak year
2022
Current rank
#5,403
Active since
2005
Sovereign popularity over time - boys
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 2005–2025
- Peak year (2022)
- 21
- Annual births at peak, across 21 years of records
Sovereign popularity over time - girls
157 total births recorded since 2009 (Sovereign as girls' name)
Sovereign by decade
Total births in each ten-year window, peak vs trough at a glance
2020s was Sovereign's strongest decade.
89 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 55% of all-time use.
Sovereign births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 2000s 5
2000s
5 births
- 2010s
2010s
69 births
- 2020s
2020s
89 births
What this shows Peak: 2020s at 89 births (55% of all-time use).
Frequently Asked Questions
How popular is the name Sovereign? ▼
Sovereign has been given to 163 babies in the U.S. since 2005, according to SSA data. Among boys, it ranks #5403 as of the latest data. 21 babies were born in 2022, its single highest year.
When was Sovereign most popular? ▼
Sovereign was most popular in the 2020s decade with 89 total births. The single peak year was 2022.
Is Sovereign a unisex name? ▼
Yes, Sovereign is used for both boys and girls. As a boy's name it has 163 births, and as a girl's name it has 157 births.
How long has the name Sovereign been used? ▼
Records for Sovereign go back to 2005, giving 21 years of history through 2025.
What names are similar to Sovereign? ▼
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Sovann, Sovanna. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.
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Data Sources
Data as of June 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, 2005–2025 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames).
State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names, State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip).
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NameAlmanac Editorial. "Sovereign: #5403 Unisex Name - 163 Births, Peak 2022." NameAlmanac. Accessed via https://namealmanac.com/name/sovereign. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 Sovereign 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 June 2026.