Soren

Meaning: Strict, serious
Origin: Variant of Severin · from Latin severus (from Latin)

Boy's name · #464 in the US (2025) · Trending

Popularity over time

Soren is moving up the charts. First recorded in 1912, it stood at #464 in 2025 — its strongest showing yet; about 11,000 boys have been named Soren along the way.

Across the states

In recent years, Soren ran 3–5× its national rate in North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana.

Appears in 2020-2025 birth records of 40 states. See the full state-by-state map on this page.

Around the world

See how Soren ranks in other countries and regions.

#291 in France (2025) · #539 in Switzerland (2025) · #610 in Sweden (2025) · #637 in Scotland (2025) · #842 in England & Wales (2025) · #963 in Belgium (2025) · #1,040 in Netherlands (2025) · #1,360 in Ecuador (2025) · #403 in Canada (2024).

Famous Sorens

Søren Kierkegaard — Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855)
Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen — Danish chemist
Søren Lerby — Danish footballer
Søren Larsen — Danish footballer
Søren Torpegaard Lund — Danish actor, dancer and singer (born 1998)

In stories & tradition

Soren Lorensen^pt — Charlie and Lola (TV series)
Soren — Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (film)

What Sorens become

Among 1,013 notable people named Soren:

Scientists & scholars appear 1.44× more often than among typical names — e.g. Søren Kierkegaard, Danish theologian, philosopher, poet and social critic (1813–1855).

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