Soren
The story
Soren is the English form of Danish Søren, itself a form of the Roman Severinus. Danish writes the name with ø, a letter also used in Norwegian; the US record usually carries a plain o. Søren Kierkegaard, the Danish philosopher associated with the beginnings of existentialism, kept the original spelling before American certificates began recording Soren in the 1910s. The totals remain below about 90 a decade through the 1960s, reach a few hundred in the 1990s, then rise to about 2,200 in the 2000s and 4,550 in the 2010s. About 3,610 appear so far this decade. Across the published series, there are roughly 10,900 boys and 680 girls. A small early record is followed by a much larger twenty-first-century one.
Popularity, 1890–2024
Shape drawn from US Social Security baby-name records. Soren peaked in the 2010s and the 2020s in nearly equal measure.
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Popularity in Brazil
29 people · the #96,655 first name in Brazil · median age 37
Source: IBGE, Censo Demográfico 2022
When you meet Soren
Most people given the name Soren in the United States are children or teenagers today. The name belongs to this generation.
Estimated from US Social Security birth registrations and typical lifespans; a rough guide, not a rule.
The Soren deep dive
Whether you’re naming a baby or exploring your own name’s history, this is a personal letter, not a list: where Soren truly comes from, how it traveled, and what a century of records reveals. If you have grown a tree on nametree, it also considers how Soren fits with your family’s names and surname.
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