Serious or grave (Latin root in the Danish name tradition).
The exact Soren entry links to Danish Søren, whose entry derives it from Latin Severinus. The Latin entry connects Severinus with Severus and severus, serious or grave. This is historical root background, not a prediction about a child’s temperament. The licensed reddish-brown-hair gloss is retained for review but is not corroborated by this chain.
Origin
Anglicized Danish Søren, ultimately from Latin Severinus.
The exact English Soren entry identifies an anglicized Danish spelling. The Danish source-name entry supplies the Latin Severinus route. Language history is not a claim about a bearer’s ancestry.
English pronunciation
Not yet published for this spelling.
Published name usage
Counts apply only to the exact spelling, place, year and recorded usage shown. Places are separate; these figures are never added into a worldwide total. Missing or suppressed records never mean zero.
Latest published record available for this spelling in each place and recorded usage
Place
Year
Recorded usage
Published births
Rank
Notes
Canada
2020
Girls
5
3251
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Canada
2025
Boys
78 · preliminary
414
2025 figures are preliminary. Quebec counts below five are randomly imputed by the publisher before national aggregation. Accents are removed in the source; this profile was matched only where the catalog spelling was unambiguous. Unpublished values are unknown, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
France
2024
Girls
5 (rounded to 5)
5495
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
France
2025
Boys
185 (rounded to 5)
292
Counts are rounded to the nearest multiple of five. Ranks use unrounded publisher counts with randomly ordered ties; equally rounded counts can have different ranks. National coverage excludes Mayotte before 2012. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Automated direction labels are withheld for this rounded-count series. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2017
Girls
4
4763
Historical source: not all years independently cross-checked. Rank basis: source published.
England & Wales
2025
Boys
39
822
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Scotland
2025
Boys
5
560
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: source published.
Ireland
2023
Boys
4
660
Names below three occurrences are unpublished. Accent recording changed in 2018; comparisons across that boundary may not describe the same spelling coverage. Counts refer to registrations in the year. Missing years are unavailable, not zero. Rank basis: source published.
United States
2025
Girls
38
3832
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
United States
2025
Boys
665
464
Source-reported counts; unpublished names are not zero. Rank basis: calculated from published counts.
Canada, Ireland and France coverage includes confidently matched existing profiles only; unmatched spellings are awaiting review. French counts are rounded to five.
Sources & notes
Open an entry for its source, credit, licence and full qualifications. Different name traditions remain separate.
Language of use: English
Checked against cited source
The English entry identifies Soren as an anglicized given-name spelling borrowed from Danish. This records usage, not nationality. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Soren entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Soren&oldid=90403400. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the exact language-specific given-name section; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Meaning: Serious or grave (Latin root in the Danish name tradition).
Checked against cited source
The exact Soren entry links to Danish Søren, whose entry derives it from Latin Severinus. The Latin entry connects Severinus with Severus and severus, serious or grave. This is historical root background, not a prediction about a child’s temperament. The licensed reddish-brown-hair gloss is retained for review but is not corroborated by this chain. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Rare Baby Names condensed the explicit Soren → Søren → Severinus name chain and its Latin root; no source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Origin: Anglicized Danish Søren, ultimately from Latin Severinus.
Checked against cited source
The exact English Soren entry identifies an anglicized Danish spelling. The Danish source-name entry supplies the Latin Severinus route. Language history is not a claim about a bearer’s ancestry. Credit: Wiktionary contributors. CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Rare Baby Names condensed the explicit Soren → Søren → Severinus name chain and its Latin root; no source audio reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
CC BY-SA 4.0
Spelling variant: Søren
Checked against cited source
The exact English entry explicitly documents this Danish source spelling. Accent-bearing spellings and birth counts remain separate. Credit: Wiktionary contributors, Soren entry. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=Soren&oldid=90403400. License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Adaptation: Rare Baby Names summarizes the exact language-specific given-name section; no source audio or images reused.
Credit: Wiktionary contributors. Adapted by Rare Baby Names: wording shortened and name contexts separated. Recorded pronunciations are shown as published.
Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
Credit: Statistics Canada, Table 17-10-0147-01, 1991–2025, released 23 September 2026.
License: Statistics Canada Open Licence
Adaptation: Adapted from Statistics Canada, First names at birth by sex at birth, selected indicators, Table 17-10-0147-01, reference years 1991–2025. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.
Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
Credit: Central Statistics Office, Ireland, VSA50 and VSA60, updated 27 February 2026.
License: CC BY 4.0
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: joined the published count and rank indicators and matched unambiguous existing spellings. Source values retained.
Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
Credit: Source : Insee, Fichier des prénoms, updated 16 July 2026.
License: Open Licence 2.0 (Etalab)
Adaptation: Adapted by Rare Baby Names: column names and sex codes mapped and unique case-only spellings matched to existing profiles. Published rounded counts and ranks retained.