Soren Name Meaning

Helen Doanna

By Helen Doanna

Lastest Updated July 9, 2024
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Fact: The name Soren originates from Severin of Cologne, a 4th-century Christian saint, and is ultimately derived from the Latin word “severus.”

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A Deep Dive

Soren Overview

Meaning

Severe, stern, strict

Gender

Boy

Origin

Danish

Etymology

Derived from the Danish name “Søren,” which comes from the Latin “Severinus,” meaning “stern” or “severe”​.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɔː.rən/

Popularity

Soren is popular in Denmark and other Scandinavian countries and has been gaining popularity in the USA, ranking #544 for boys in 2023.

Syllable

2 syllables

Length

5 letters

Numerology

8 (Practical, Ambitious, Materialistic)

Name Styles

Exotic, Uncommon, Modern

Associated Traits

Strong, intelligent, serious, thoughtful

Name Day

October 23rd
A Deep Dive

Soren Variations in Different Cultures

Popular Variations

Søren, Sören, Sorin, Suren, Sorren, Sorun, Soryn

Common Nicknames

So, Sor, Ren, Sory, Oren, Ore, Sonny, Sorenzo, Sorster, Soranous

Diminutives

Soryn, Sorni, Sorreny, Sorinito

Famous People

  • Soren Kierkegaard
    (Danish Philosopher)
  • Soren Rasted
    (Danish Pop Singer)
  • Soren Hansen
    (Danish Golfer)
  • Soren Bowie
    (American Blogger)
  • Soren Fulton
    (American Actor)

Pop Culture Icons and Works

  • Soren
    ("The Dragon Prince," TV Series)
  • Soren
    ("Guardians of Ga'Hoole," Book Series)
  • Soren
    ("Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance," Video Game)
  • Soren
    ("Minecraft: Story Mode," Video Game)

What Is the Meaning of Soren?

Soren means “severe,” “stern,” and “strict,” highlighting a strong and resolute personality.

What Is the Origin of The Name Soren?

Soren has Danish origins and is derived from the Latin name Severus, which means “stern” or “strict.”

Soren Name Popularity

Popularity Chart of the Name Soren in the U.S. over the Years

United States flagUnited States#5352021#5282022#5442023
Top 3 Rankings#5092020#5282022#5352021

Annual Statistics Breakdown for Soren

YearName RankingNumber of BirthsBirth Rate (%)
2023544
(-16 from 2022)
540
(-22 from 2022)
0.02949
2022528
(+7 from 2021)
562
(+13 from 2021)
0.03001
2021535
(-26 from 2020)
549
(-13 from 2020)
0.02930
2020509
(+42 from 2019)
562
(+52 from 2019)
0.03038
2019551
(+8 from 2018)
510
(+18 from 2018)
0.02654
2018559
(+20 from 2017)
492
(+24 from 2017)
0.02531
2017579
(-14 from 2016)
468
(-31 from 2016)
0.02365
2016565
(+9 from 2015)
499
(+11 from 2015)
0.02463
2015574
(+65 from 2014)
488
(+77 from 2014)
0.02387
2014639
(+15 from 2013)
411
(+40 from 2013)
0.02006
2013654
(-30 from 2012)
371
(-17 from 2012)
0.01836
2012624
(+54 from 2011)
388
(+41 from 2011)
0.01912
2011678
(+46 from 2010)
347
(+30 from 2010)
0.01708
2010724
(+7 from 2009)
317
(-2 from 2009)
0.01543
2009731
(-2 from 2008)
319
(+2 from 2008)
0.01504
2008729
(+21 from 2007)
317
(+20 from 2007)
0.01454
2007750
(+59 from 2006)
297
(+45 from 2006)
0.01341
2006809
(+80 from 2005)
252
(+49 from 2005)
0.01149
2005889
(-36 from 2004)
203
(-5 from 2004)
0.00954
2004853
(+106 from 2003)
208
(+38 from 2003)
0.00984
2003959
(+215 from 2002)
170
(+50 from 2002)
0.00809
20021174
(+109 from 2001)
120
(+17 from 2001)
0.00581
20011283
(+196 from 2000)
103
(+20 from 2000)
0.00498
20001479
(-159 from 1999)
83
(-8 from 1999)
0.00397
19991320
(+129 from 1998)
91
(+13 from 1998)
0.00446
19981449
(-11 from 1997)
78
(+3 from 1997)
0.00385
19971438
(+178 from 1996)
75
(+15 from 1996)
0.00375
19961616
(+185 from 1995)
60
(+12 from 1995)
0.00299
19951801
(+418 from 1994)
48
(+12 from 1994)
0.00239
19942219
(-370 from 1993)
36
(-9 from 1993)
0.00177
19931849
(+821 from 1992)
45
(+19 from 1992)
0.00218
19922670
(-326 from 1991)
26
(-4 from 1991)
0.00124
19912344
(-90 from 1990)
30
(-1 from 1990)
0.00142
19902254
(+437 from 1989)
31
(+8 from 1989)
0.00144
19892691
(-436 from 1988)
23
(-4 from 1988)
0.00110
19882255
(+582 from 1987)
27
(+9 from 1987)
0.00135
19872837
(-154 from 1986)
18
(-1 from 1986)
0.00092
19862683
(-818 from 1985)
19
(-12 from 1985)
0.00099
19851865
(+572 from 1984)
31
(+11 from 1984)
0.00161
19842437
(-164 from 1983)
20
(-2 from 1983)
0.00107
19832273
(+323 from 1982)
22
(+4 from 1982)
0.00118
19822596
(-653 from 1981)
18
(-10 from 1981)
0.00095
19811943
(+60 from 1980)
28
(+1 from 1980)
0.00150
19802003
(+376 from 1979)
27
(+7 from 1979)
0.00146
19792379
(-545 from 1978)
20
(-8 from 1978)
0.00112
19781834
(+436 from 1977)
28
(+8 from 1977)
0.00164
19772270
(+60 from 1976)
20
(+1 from 1976)
0.00117
19762330
(-496 from 1975)
19
(-7 from 1975)
0.00116
19751834
(+100 from 1974)
26
(+3 from 1974)
0.00160
19741934
(+782 from 1973)
23
(+10 from 1973)
0.00141
19732716
(+904 from 1972)
13
(+5 from 1972)
0.00081
19723620
(-1566 from 1971)
8
(-12 from 1971)
0.00048
19712054
(+6 from 1970)
20
(+1 from 1970)
0.00110
19702060
(+489 from 1969)
19
(+7 from 1969)
0.00100
19692549
(-587 from 1968)
12
(-5 from 1968)
0.00066
19681962
(+650 from 1967)
17
(+7 from 1967)
0.00096
19672612
(+14 from 1966)
10
No change from 1966
0.00056
19662626
(+912 from 1965)
10
(+4 from 1965)
0.00055
19653538
(-873 from 1964)
6
(-4 from 1964)
0.00032
19642665
(+379 from 1963)
10
(+2 from 1963)
0.00049
19633044
(+259 from 1962)
8
(+1 from 1962)
0.00039
19623303
(+763 from 1961)
7
(+2 from 1961)
0.00033
19614066
(-782 from 1959)
5
(-2 from 1959)
0.00023
19600
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19593284
(-466 from 1958)
7
(-2 from 1958)
0.00032
19582818
(+206 from 1957)
9
(+1 from 1957)
0.00042
19573024
(+151 from 1954)
8
(+1 from 1954)
0.00037
19560
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19550
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19543175
(-156 from 1949)
7
No change from 1949
0.00034
19530
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19520
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19510
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19500
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19493019
(+649 from 1948)
7
(+2 from 1948)
0.00039
19483668
(-238 from 1944)
5
No change from 1944
0.00028
19470
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19460
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19450
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19443430
(-774 from 1941)
5
(-3 from 1941)
0.00036
19430
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19420
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19412656
(+878 from 1938)
8
(+3 from 1938)
0.00064
19400
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19390
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19383534
(-796 from 1933)
5
(-3 from 1933)
0.00044
19370
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19360
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19350
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19340
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19332738
(+854 from 1930)
8
(+2 from 1930)
0.00078
19320
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19310
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19303592
(-345 from 1929)
6
(-1 from 1929)
0.00053
19293247
(+963 from 1927)
7
(+2 from 1927)
0.00063
19280
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19274210
(-1774 from 1926)
5
(-7 from 1926)
0.00043
19262436
(+1069 from 1924)
12
(+5 from 1924)
0.00105
19250
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19243505
(-39 from 1923)
7
No change from 1923
0.00060
19233466
(+403 from 1921)
7
(+1 from 1921)
0.00062
19220
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19213869
(-54 from 1920)
6
No change from 1920
0.00053
19203815
(-447 from 1918)
6
(-1 from 1918)
0.00055
19190
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19183368
(-191 from 1916)
7
No change from 1916
0.00067
19170
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19163177
(+87 from 1914)
7
(+2 from 1914)
0.00076
19150
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19143264
(-1518 from 1912)
5
(-4 from 1912)
0.00073
19130
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19121746
First SSA data recorded
9
First SSA data recorded
0.00199
19110
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19100
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19090
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19080
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19070
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19060
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19050
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19040
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19030
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19020
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19010
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
19000
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18990
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18980
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18970
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18960
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18950
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18940
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18930
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18920
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18910
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18900
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18890
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18880
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18870
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18860
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18850
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18840
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18830
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18820
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18810
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000
18800
No SSA data
0
No SSA data
0.0000

American States Popularity Rankings for Soren

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Number of Births )

California (CA)

California (CA) flagCalifornia (CA)#4982021#5172022#5222023

Minnesota (MN)

Minnesota (MN) flagMinnesota (MN)#1502021#1422022#1772023

Washington (WA)

Washington (WA) flagWashington (WA)#2492021#2762022#2522023

Texas (TX)

Texas (TX) flagTexas (TX)#6702021#7482022#7822023

Colorado (CO)

Colorado (CO) flagColorado (CO)#3412021#2812022#2992023

Oregon (OR)

Oregon (OR) flagOregon (OR)#2772021#1962022#2512023

New York (NY)

New York (NY) flagNew York (NY)#6442021#8362022#9942023

Utah (UT)

Utah (UT) flagUtah (UT)#2932021#2302022#2422023

Wisconsin (WI)

Wisconsin (WI) flagWisconsin (WI)#3252021#2862022#3632023

Illinois (IL)

Illinois (IL) flagIllinois (IL)#6402021#6112022#6972023

Michigan (MI)

Michigan (MI) flagMichigan (MI)#4762021#3852022#8052023

Florida (FL)

Florida (FL) flagFlorida (FL)#9112021#13312022#6832023

Pennsylvania (PA)

Pennsylvania (PA) flagPennsylvania (PA)#5762021#8222022#5562023

Virginia (VA)

Virginia (VA) flagVirginia (VA)#6092021#6612022#3472023

Ohio (OH)

Ohio (OH) flagOhio (OH)#6292021#5282022#6312023

Arizona (AZ)

Arizona (AZ) flagArizona (AZ)#8892021#5812022#5912023

Massachusetts (MA)

Massachusetts (MA) flagMassachusetts (MA)#4322021#5462022#7522023

North Carolina (NC)

North Carolina (NC) flagNorth Carolina (NC)#14252021#5682022#12492023

Missouri (MO)

Missouri (MO) flagMissouri (MO)#5802021#4622022#4672023

Georgia (GA)

Georgia (GA) flagGeorgia (GA)#11382021#9932022#9682023

Iowa (IA)

Iowa (IA) flagIowa (IA)#3832021#3532022#2492023

Indiana (IN)

Indiana (IN) flagIndiana (IN)#9232021#5942022#4792023

Maryland (MD)

Maryland (MD) flagMaryland (MD)#6962020#6262021#9072023

Tennessee (TN)

Tennessee (TN) flagTennessee (TN)#9982021#11642022#5062023

Idaho (ID)

Idaho (ID) flagIdaho (ID)#3052020#3082021#2002022

Montana (MT)

Montana (MT) flagMontana (MT)#2662019#1432021#2152023

New Jersey (NJ)

New Jersey (NJ) flagNew Jersey (NJ)#8702020#11632022#8082023

North Dakota (ND)

North Dakota (ND) flagNorth Dakota (ND)#1182020#1102021#2312022

Nevada (NV)

Nevada (NV) flagNevada (NV)#5772021#5712022#3832023

Alaska (AK)

Alaska (AK) flagAlaska (AK)#1462015#1942017#1802021

Nebraska (NE)

Nebraska (NE) flagNebraska (NE)#5002020#4932021#4272022

Oklahoma (OK)

Oklahoma (OK) flagOklahoma (OK)#7762019#6062021#7752022

Kansas (KS)

Kansas (KS) flagKansas (KS)#5742016#4432020#5612022

Kentucky (KY)

Kentucky (KY) flagKentucky (KY)#7302021#5902022#7702023

South Carolina (SC)

South Carolina (SC) flagSouth Carolina (SC)#7742018#4952019#8242023

New Mexico (NM)

New Mexico (NM) flagNew Mexico (NM)#3242020#4272021#4102022

Louisiana (LA)

Louisiana (LA) flagLouisiana (LA)#8952017#6362019#6972023

South Dakota (SD)

South Dakota (SD) flagSouth Dakota (SD)#1842013#2872016#2092021

Arkansas (AR)

Arkansas (AR) flagArkansas (AR)#5362019

Maine (ME)

Maine (ME) flagMaine (ME)#2322016

New Hampshire (NH)

New Hampshire (NH) flagNew Hampshire (NH)#2342022

Alabama (AL)

Alabama (AL) flagAlabama (AL)#7702014

Vermont (VT)

Vermont (VT) flagVermont (VT)#1372018

Connecticut (CT)

Connecticut (CT) flagConnecticut (CT)#5222020

Hawaii (HI)

Hawaii (HI) flagHawaii (HI)#2582023

Popularity Rankings for Soren in other Countries and American Territories

(From the Most to Least Popular, Based on Rankings)

Popularity in Canada

Canada flagCanada#4152021#3912022#2882023

Popularity in New Zealand

New Zealand flagNew Zealand#3902017#4752022

Popularity in Scotland

Scotland flagScotland#4262020#4252022

Popularity in Sweden

Sweden flagSweden#4792022#8002023

Popularity in Quebec, Canada

Quebec, Canada flagQuebec, Canada#5312020#6212021#7772022

Popularity in Ireland

Ireland flagIreland#6162012#7102017#6602023

Popularity in Poland

Poland flagPoland#6632016

Popularity in England and Wales

England and Wales flagEngland and Wales#6902018#9522019#8212020

Popularity in Switzerland

Switzerland flagSwitzerland#9722016#7792020#8692021

Source: Social Security Administration (SSA) and Other National Sources

Is Soren a Name for Boys or Girls?

Soren is recognized mostly as a boy’s name, favored for its powerful and dignified aura.

Variants, Nicknames, Diminutives, and Ideal Middle Names for Soren

Soren in Famous People Names and Pop Culture

  • Soren Kierkegaard (Philosopher, 1813–1855): A Danish philosopher and theologian considered a pioneer of existentialism.
  • Soren Rasted (Pop Singer, 1969): A Danish musician, composer, and member of the band Aqua.
  • Soren Hansen (Golfer, 1974): A Danish professional golfer who has competed on the European Tour.
  • Soren Bowie (Blogger, 1983): An American writer and comedian known for his work on Cracked.com.
  • Soren Fulton (Actor, 1991): An American actor known for his roles in films like "Thunderbirds" and "Saving Sarah Cain."
  • Soren ("The Dragon Prince," 2018 TV Series): A character in the animated fantasy series who is a young warrior with a strong sense of duty.
  • Soren ("Guardians of Ga'Hoole," 2003 Book Series): The main character in the fantasy series about heroic owls.
  • Soren ("Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance," 2005 Video Game): A skilled mage and strategist in the tactical role-playing game.
  • Soren ("Minecraft: Story Mode," 2015 Video Game): A character who is part of the Order of the Stone and known for his intelligence and inventions.
  • None

Similar Names to Soren

  • Severin
  • Baird
  • Bayless
  • Bayard

Sibling Names for Soren

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