Seven
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube.
Meaning & Origin of Seven
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube.
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The Story of Seven
As a girl name
Seven first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a girl name in 1994, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 83 Sevens were born — ranking #2,250 that year. As of 2026, Seven ranks #2,391 for girls with 76 births, rising sharply (+25% over the past five years). In total, more than 1K Sevens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1990s through the 2020s.
As a boy name
Seven first appeared in U.S. Social Security Administration records as a boy name in 1968, with 5 babies given the name that year. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 337 Sevens were born — ranking #754 that year. As of 2026, Seven ranks #832 for boys with 298 births, rising sharply (+56% over the past five years). In total, more than 4K Sevens have been born in the U.S. since records began in 1880, spanning the 1960s through the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
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About the name Seven
Seven is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1968 and has accumulated 4K births in the dataset. Seven's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #754. Use the chart and map above to compare Seven's trajectory across years and U.S. states, or browse the related names section to discover similar choices.
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Data sources
- Birth statistics (counts, ranks, years 1880–2026) — U.S. Social Security Administration . Predictions for years not yet released by SSA are computed by Peek a Name from historical trends; we update with official data as soon as it ships.
- Etymology, cultural origins, and related forms — Behind the Name (used under their public API terms).
- Meaning prose and editorial summary — Wikipedia article extracts, licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0 .
- Predicted nationality distribution — Nationalize.io .
- Phonetically similar names — Datamuse .
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