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Severus

100% boys · 9 born in 2025

Severus has been given to about 176 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 2016, which makes it a current name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables3
Pronunciation—
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 175
Median age today8 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Severus per year · US Social Security Administration
18802025
  • Peak year2016 · 33
  • Born in 20259
  • All time176

How popular is Severus?

Its best year was 2016, when 33 babies were given the name, ranking 3424th. The typical living American called Severus is about 8 years old today.

Names that sound like Severus

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Demetrius0.63
  2. Seamus0.63
  3. Demarcus0.57
  4. Jesus0.52
  5. Seven0.53
  6. Cletus0.52
  7. Shepherd0.49
  8. Cyrus0.47

Middle names for Severus

Ranked by flow score
  1. Severus Paul0.79
  2. Severus John0.79
  3. Severus Lee0.79
  4. Severus Dean0.78
  5. Severus Blake0.78
  6. Severus Bryce0.78

Sibling names for Severus

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Meilanisister · 0.80
  2. Khaleesisister · 0.80
  3. Matheobrother · 0.80
  4. Lochlanbrother · 0.79
  5. Kaisenbrother · 0.79
  6. Emilianasister · 0.79

Where Severus is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Severus White0.74
    2. Severus Reyes0.74
    3. Severus Moore0.74
    4. Severus Lee0.74
    5. Severus Hill0.74
    6. Severus Hall0.74

    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 Severus

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025

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