Baby Names US
Unisex name ★ peaked 2025

Soren

Gender Unisex · 6% girls Rank 2025 #464 Trend ↑ Rising 14%

A male given name from Danish, an anglicized spelling of Danish Søren.

Rank 2025
#464
among boys · ↑107 vs 2024
Babies in 2025
703
named Soren · +30% vs 2024
How common
1 in 2,569
boys born in 2025
Peak year
2025
703 babies
All-time total
11,625
#1,146 all-time among boys
First recorded
1912
in Social Security records

Soren popularity over time

11,625 babies have been named Soren since 1912, according to official Social Security records. Switch measure to see births per year or the yearly rank.

Measure
Births per 1,000 babies of that sex, comparable across eras
0.130.250.380.518801900192019401960198020002020BoysGirls
BoysGirls

By decade. Change compares yearly averages, so the current partial decade is on equal footing. Best rank is the name's best yearly rank within the decade.

Decade Girls Boys Total Per year Change Best rank
1880s – – – – – –
1890s – – – – – –
1900s – – – – – –
1910s – 28 28 3 – #1,869
1920s – 50 50 5 +79% #2,548
1930s – 19 19 2 -62% #2,973
1940s – 25 25 3 +32% #2,849
1950s – 31 31 3 +24% #3,005
1960s – 85 85 9 +174% #2,022
1970s – 197 197 20 +132% #1,863
1980s 5 232 237 24 +20% #1,914
1990s 42 520 562 56 +137% #1,327
2000s 159 2,072 2,231 223 +297% #730
2010s 257 4,293 4,550 455 +104% #554
2020s (to 2025) 216 3,394 3,610 602 +32% #464

Where Soren is heading

A five-year projection from the recent trend in births per 1,000 boys (damped so it flattens over time), converted to babies at today's birth totals. The implied rank places that projection in the 2025 field. A projection, not a promise: real trends bend.

Year Projected babies Per 1,000 boys Implied rank
2026 683 0.40 #457
2027 699 0.41 #448
2028 713 0.42 #442
2029 725 0.42 #437
2030 735 0.43 #434

Where Soren is most popular

Boys named Soren per 1,000 boys born in each state, 2021–2025. National average: 0.328 per 1,000. Strongest in North Dakota, Montana, and Minnesota.

Vs national average
well below below near national above well above no data

All 50 states and DC, sorted by rate. Counts are boys named Soren born 2021–2025; the per-1,000 rate makes states of different sizes comparable, and the last column shows each state against the national average.

State Boys 2021–2025 Per 1,000 vs national
North Dakota 35 2.05 +525%
Montana 30 1.70 +419%
Minnesota 198 1.61 +392%
Oregon 90 1.19 +262%
Alaska 13 1.09 +233%
Utah 97 1.02 +210%
South Dakota 18 0.967 +195%
Washington 153 0.935 +185%
Colorado 114 0.883 +169%
Idaho 36 0.880 +168%
Iowa 55 0.798 +143%
Wisconsin 93 0.785 +140%
Michigan 96 0.469 +43%
New Mexico 15 0.455 +39%
Virginia 81 0.427 +30%
Missouri 57 0.411 +25%
Kansas 27 0.394 +20%
Nebraska 16 0.368 +12%
Arizona 57 0.348 +6%
Ohio 86 0.325 ≈ national
Hawaii 5 0.322 ≈ national
Pennsylvania 85 0.320 ≈ national
Massachusetts 44 0.320 ≈ national
Indiana 51 0.318 ≈ national
Nevada 18 0.316 ≈ national
California 288 0.315 ≈ national
Kentucky 31 0.309 -6%
Oklahoma 26 0.294 -10%
North Carolina 69 0.270 -18%
New Hampshire 6 0.270 -18%
Tennessee 47 0.260 -21%
Illinois 66 0.258 -21%
Maryland 28 0.235 -28%
Texas 206 0.234 -29%
Georgia 53 0.209 -36%
Arkansas 12 0.190 -42%
New York 82 0.189 -42%
Florida 87 0.184 -44%
New Jersey 26 0.129 -61%
South Carolina 13 0.126 -62%
Connecticut 8 0.118 -64%
Alabama 12 0.110 -67%
Louisiana 7 0.068 -79%
District of Columbia – – –
Delaware – – –
Maine – – –
Mississippi – – –
Rhode Island – – –
Vermont – – –
West Virginia – – –
Wyoming – – –

State counts come from the Social Security Administration's state files, which omit any state-year with fewer than five babies of a name, so small states can undercount slightly.

The story of Soren

Soren is moderately common for boys in the United States, ranked #464 in 2025 with 665 babies given the name. It is currently rising compared with a decade ago.

Since 1912, 11,625 American babies have been named Soren, about 94% boys and 6% girls, making it a genuinely unisex name. Its peak came in 2025, when 703 newborns received the name, the signature sound of the 2020s.

The chart above shows the full history: the popularity view (births per 1,000 babies) is the honest comparison across generations, since total US births have changed enormously since 1880. Switch to the rank view to see where Soren stood among all boys' names in any year, or use the compare tool to plot it against other names.

How old are people named Soren?

The median living Soren is about 10 years old; half are between 4 and 17. An estimated 11 thousand people named Soren are alive in the United States today.

median 10 020406080100

Estimated from births per year and Social Security period life tables; an approximation of the living age distribution, by age in years.

Soren year by year

Every year since 2001, and five-year steps back to 1880. Rank is within each sex.

Year Girls Girls rank Boys Boys rank
2025 38 #3,895 665 #464
2024 33 #4,372 507 #571
2023 31 #4,551 548 #541
2022 39 #3,885 562 #533
2021 41 #3,727 549 #536
2020 34 #4,154 563 #509
2019 25 #5,294 510 #554
2018 39 #3,838 492 #559
2017 34 #4,297 469 #580
2016 31 #4,620 499 #567
2015 34 #4,291 489 #574
2014 20 #6,417 411 #643
2013 23 #5,811 371 #655
2012 18 #7,106 388 #626
2011 18 #7,082 347 #681
2010 15 #8,238 317 #726
2009 14 #8,832 319 #733
2008 24 #5,935 317 #730
2007 27 #5,362 297 #750
2006 19 #6,801 252 #811
2005 12 #9,375 203 #890
2004 15 #7,791 208 #856
2003 18 #6,547 170 #963
2002 17 #6,661 120 #1,176
2001 8 #11,919 103 #1,286
2000 5 #17,276 83 #1,486
1995 – – 48 #1,834
1990 – – 31 #2,298
1985 – – 31 #1,914
1980 – – 26 #2,105
1975 – – 26 #1,879
1970 – – 19 #2,114
1965 – – 6 #3,874
1960 – – – –
1955 – – – –
1950 – – – –
1945 – – – –
1940 – – – –
1935 – – – –
1930 – – 6 #3,950
1925 – – – –
1920 – – 6 #4,217
1915 – – – –
1910 – – – –
1905 – – – –
1900 – – – –
1895 – – – –
1890 – – – –
1885 – – – –
1880 – – – –

Frequently asked questions

Quick answers about Soren, drawn from the same Social Security data as the charts above.

How old is the average Soren?

The median living Soren is about 10 years old. Half of all living Sorens are between 4 and 17 years old.

How many people named Soren are alive today?

An estimated 11 thousand people named Soren are alive in the United States, based on 11,625 recorded births and Social Security life tables.

What does the name Soren mean?

A male given name from Danish, an anglicized spelling of Danish Søren.

How popular is the name Soren in 2025?

Soren ranked #464 among boys' names in the United States in 2025, with 665 babies given the name, according to Social Security Administration data.

How many people are named Soren?

11,625 babies have been named Soren in the United States since 1912, based on Social Security card applications.

When was the name Soren most popular?

Soren peaked in 2025, when 703 newborns received the name.

Is Soren a boy or girl name?

Soren is used for both: about 6% of babies named Soren have been girls and 94% boys.

Is the name Soren rising or falling?

Soren is on the rise, noticeably more popular now than a decade ago.

Will Soren become more popular?

Soren is trending upward. If the recent trend holds, we project roughly 735 boys named Soren in 2030, which would rank around #434. Forecasts assume the current trend continues and become less certain further out.

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