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Seven

Seven: name meaning, origin & popularity

Meaning
“the number seven”
Origin
English
Say it
SEV-un · 2 syllables
Used for
Both (26% girls, 74% boys since 1880)

Word-name from the English numeral. As a given name it is a modern usage rather than a traditional inherited personal name.

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How popular is Seven?

2024101 per million US babies
1880192019602000
Drag the line or the slider to read any year. Values are per million US births recorded by Social Security. Records before about 1937 undercount births, so early peaks can look taller than they were.

Babies named Seven in 2024337

2024 rank#894 boys

Peak year2022

Total US babies since 18804,377

Seven is rising: use over the last five years is 3.2× what it was a decade earlier.

Names like Seven

Variants, related forms and names with the same roots.

  • Sevynmodern spelling of Seven · American (modern coinage)
  • Averyruler of elves · English
  • Riverriver · English
  • Sawyerwoodcutter · English
  • TatumTata's homestead · English
  • EmersonEmery's son · English
  • Haydenhay valley · English
  • Sagewise one; sage plant · English

Seven questions

What does the name Seven mean?

Seven means "the number seven". It comes from English. Word-name from the English numeral. As a given name it is a modern usage rather than a traditional inherited personal name.

Is Seven a boy or girl name?

Seven is used for both: about 26% of US babies named Seven since 1880 were girls.

How popular is Seven?

337 US babies were named Seven in 2024. Its peak year was 2022.

How do you pronounce Seven?

Seven is usually pronounced SEV-un.

Birth counts: US Social Security Administration national data, 1880–2024 (names given to 5+ babies of a sex in a year). How we write meanings.