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The first name Svend

A unisex name.

1 syllable Unisex

Popularity in the United States

Babies named Svend at birth, 1880–2025

In 1968, 5 boys born in the United States were named Svend, the 4,670th most popular boys’ name that year. It was used most in 1934, when 6 were.

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37
babies named Svend since 1880
#4,670
rank in 1968
1934
peak year

US Social Security Administration, from applications for a Social Security card. A name is only published for a year when at least five babies were given it, so quieter years show as zero.

Famous people named Svend

23 on Wikidata, most written-about first

  • Svend Asmussen
    Danish jazz violinist (1916-2017)
  • Svend Grundtvig
    Folklorist, author (1824–1883)
  • Svend Wad
    Danish boxer (1928–2004)
  • Svend Ove Pedersen
    Danish rower, 1920–2009
  • Svend Brodersen
    German association football player, born 1997
  • Svend Olsen
    Danish weightlifter (1908-1980)
  • Svend Åge Madsen
    Danish writer, born 1939
  • Svend Aage Rask
    Danish footballer (1935-2020)
  • Svend Madsen
    Danish gymnast (1897-1990)
  • Svend Auken
    Danish politician (1943-2009)
  • Svend Robinson
    Canadian politician, born 1952
  • Svend Aage Castella
    Danish footballer (1890-1938)

Questions

When was Svend most popular?
1934 in the United States, when 6 babies were named Svend, its highest rank at 3,637th.