Soren

“Variant of Severin — strict, serious (from Latin severus)” — Latin origin

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

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. In North Dakota, Minnesota and Montana it runs 3–5× its national rate.

Around the world: about 1 in 1,600 boys in France (2025) · about 1 in 2,000 boys in Canada (2024) · about 1 in 3,900 boys in Scotland (2025).

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

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 (Charlie Brown) — Peanuts
Soren Lorensen — character
Soren — Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole

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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