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Seve

/ˈsɛveɪ/ · 100% boys · 8 born in 2025

Seve has been given to about 229 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1988, which makes it a Gen X and millennial name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈsɛveɪ/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 216
Median age today26 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Seve per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1988 · 16
  • Born in 20258
  • All time229
  • England & Wales, 20254

How popular is Seve?

Its best year was 1988, when 16 babies were given the name, ranking 3324th. The typical living American called Seve is about 26 years old today.

Names that sound like Seve

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Steve0.85
  2. Seven0.75
  3. Zeke0.70
  4. Cleve0.70
  5. Steven0.65
  6. Stevie0.64
  7. Stephen0.60
  8. Zev0.59

Middle names for Seve

Ranked by flow score
  1. Seve Thomas0.80
  2. Seve James0.80
  3. Seve Cole0.79
  4. Seve Miles0.79
  5. Seve Wilder0.78
  6. Seve Paul0.61

Sibling names for Seve

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Dereckbrother · 0.70
  2. Whitleysister · 0.69
  3. Fallonsister · 0.67
  4. Westleybrother · 0.65
  5. Kaelisister · 0.65
  6. Alvarobrother · 0.64

Where Seve is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Seve Wilson0.75
    2. Seve Williams0.75
    3. Seve Walker0.75
    4. Seve Turner0.75
    5. Seve Torres0.75
    6. Seve Thompson0.75

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Seve

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.