Sevin
Sevin is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Sevin" means "Love!" and/or "Rejoice!".
Meaning & Origin of Sevin
What this name means, where it came from, and how it has traveled across cultures.
Sevin is a common feminine Turkish given name. In Turkish, "Sevin" means "Love!" and/or "Rejoice!".
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The Story of Sevin
As a girl name
The earliest SSA record of Sevin as a girl name dates back to 2001, when 5 babies received it. 2007 was its biggest year on record, with 12 newborns named Sevin — #9,538 in the national rankings. About 40% of every Sevin on record arrived during the 2000s, its defining decade. Sevin last appeared in the published SSA data in 2024, with 7 recorded births — it has not charted nationally since. All told, over 122 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 2000s to the 2020s.
As a boy name
American parents first put Sevin on the record books as a boy name in 1990, with 5 registered babies. Its peak popularity came in 2022, when 35 Sevins were born — ranking #3,342 that year. About 38% of every Sevin on record arrived during the 2020s, its defining decade. As of 2026, Sevin ranks #3,596 for boys with 32 births, rising sharply (+37% over the past five years). All told, over 553 Americans have carried the name since 1880, from the 1990s to the 2020s.
Popularity Over Time
Popularity by State
Notable people named Sevin
A small selection from Wikipedia. Tap "Read more" below to see the full list on Wikipedia.
- Sevin Beg Khanzada (c. 1360–1411), Turco-Mongol princess
- Sevin Okyay (born 1942), Turkish literary critic, journalist, author, regular columnist and a prolific translator.
- Fadik Sevin Atasoy, Turkish actor who received Best Supporting Actress in 42nd Antalya Golden Orange Film Festival ( See Turkish Wikipedia article )
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Names that sound like Sevin
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About the name Sevin
Sevin is a unisex baby name tracked by the U.S. Social Security Administration. It first appeared in SSA records in 1990 and has accumulated 553 births in the dataset. Sevin's peak popularity came in 2022 when it ranked #3,342. Use the chart and map above to compare Sevin'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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