Given name & surname
Sivert
“the protector of victory”
In Swedish use, Sivert has a related form in Sigurd. One interpretation is “the protector of victory.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
In Swedish use, Sivert has a related form in Sigurd. One interpretation is “the protector of victory.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In Swedish use, Sivert has a related form in Sigurd. An origin associated with Sigurd is Old Norse.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1925. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin.
From dated birth records
Sivert through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 11
- 11 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1927
- 6 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 6 in 1927. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 244 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.
Sivert’s family of names
Sivert has a surname derivative in SIVERTSEN. In Swedish usage, Sivert has a related form in Sigurd. In Norwegian usage, Sivert has a related form in Sigvard.
Inner ring: nicknames and forms · outer: across languages.
Around the world
Sivert has relatives in 4 languages.
4 related names in 4 languages. Point at a dot, or tab to the map and use the arrow keys.
Nicknames & forms 2
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
Across languages 4
Equivalents and cognates in other languages, plus older forms it grew from.
People named Sivert
- Sivert Guttorm BakkenNorwegian cross-country skier (1998-2025)
- Sivert HøyemNorwegian singerborn 1976
- Sivert MannsverkNorwegian association football playerborn 2002
- Sivert Heltne NilsenNorwegian football playerborn 1991
- Sivert GussiåsNorwegian footballerborn 1999
- Sivert BjørnstadNorwegian politicianborn 1990
- Sivert Andreas NielsenNorwegian politician (1823–1904)
- Sivert Bratbergfather of the Constitution of Norway1780–1816
- Sivert LangholmNorwegian historian (1927–2022)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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