Boys' name · since 1913
Sverre
Sverre has 12 recorded births since 1913 in federal Social Security data, most heavily in 1913 -- full year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state rankings follow.
- #32,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Sverre is not among the current top-ranked boys names; 12 have been recorded since 1913.
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sverre has been recorded 12 times among boys since 1913, though it is not among the currently most-used boys names, with its heaviest use in the 1910s. This profile covers year-by-year birth trends, decade totals, and state-level distribution, all derived directly from SSA birth-registration files spanning 1913 to 1916.
- #32,977 of 45,481 all-time among boys
- 12 born since 1913
- 1910s peak decade
Data updated Aug 2026
The verdict
According to the U.S. Social Security Administration, Sverre ranks #32,977 of 45,481 boys' names by all-time recorded births (highest first). 12 born since 1913, peaking in the 1910s.
- #32,977 of 45,481
- all-time among boys
- 12
- born since 1913
- 1910s
- peak decade
Sverre's 12 recorded births place it above 27.23% of the 45,481 boys names in the full SSA archive.
No state rows cleared SSA’s public reporting threshold for this name.
Sverre's usage pattern, beyond the headline number
Divide Sverre's SSA record in two at 1916 and the more recent half accounts for 42% of all births, the earlier half the remaining 58%, a genuinely balanced usage pattern. Its calmest year was 1916, with only 5 births recorded -- set against the 1913 peak of 7, that's the full swing in one name's fortunes.
Sverre popularity over time
Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1913–1916
- Peak year (1913)
- 7
- Annual births at peak, across 4 years of records
No longer in the modern top-1000, last recorded 1916.
12 total births across 4 years of SSA records. Peaked in 1913 with 7 births in a single year.
Sverre by decade
1910s is the heaviest window (12 births, 100% of the file).
1910s was Sverre's strongest decade.
12 babies received the name during that ten-year window, about 100% of all-time use.
Sverre births by decade
Total births in each ten-year window
- 1910s
1910s
12 births
What this shows Peak: 1910s at 12 births (100% of all-time use).
Sverre decade highlights
- Peak decade 12 births
- Decades tracked with recorded births
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Two nationwide peer axes for Sverre: closest SSA peak year, and closest first→latest record span. Distinct from the spelling and current-rank neighborhoods above.
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Similar record span (~3 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, 1913–1916 (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 Sverre 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.
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