Given name & surname
Severiano
Severiano is a masculine given name from Latin. It is used in Spanish.
Meaning & origin
Where it comes from
An origin associated with this spelling is Latin.
The story
The name’s historical associations include several early saints.
Severiano through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 803
- 803 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1990
- 17 babies
- 2025
- 9
- #8,795 for boys
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- −6%
- Steady
By the numbers
In 2025, this name appeared in 9 U.S. birth records for boys, ranking No. 8,795 among boys’ names. The recent annual counts are too incomplete to establish a ten-year comparison. Its largest published annual count for boys was 17 in 1990. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 1,536 as a first name in 2020; 404 as a surname in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Severiano’s family of names
Severiano has an affectionate form in Seve. In Italian usage, Severiano has a feminine form in SEVERIANA.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Nicknames & forms 1
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 1
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
See also 1
Names our sources mention alongside this one. They are related in story or meaning, not forms of this name.
People named Severiano
- Seve BallesterosSpanish professional golfer (1957–2011)
- Severiano Martínez AnidoSpanish military personnel and politician (1862-1938)
- Severiano GoiburuSpanish footballer (1906–1982)
- Severiano Mário PortoBrazilian architect1930–2020
- Severiano de HerediaFrench politician (1836-1901)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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